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Transformations in defense budgeting — from BA 8 to portfolios

October 6, 2021 Eric Lofgren 6

Congress is looking to slightly expand the new appropriation for software, BA 8, from 9 pilot programs to 12. Jared Serbu has a great article […]

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A bridge fund can’t solve the Pentagon’s emerging tech problem

March 16, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Matt MacGregor and I published an article in Defense News outlining five reasons that a bridge fund or prototyping fund won’t solve DoD’s valley of […]

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Here’s a better way for the Space Force to be financially agile

June 23, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

When Roper was in charge of the Strategic Capabilities Office he had the ability to move money between programs in a way that allowed him […]

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