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Why it’s so hard to accelerate change as a junior officer

September 8, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s an insightful episode of the Defense Unicorns podcast with Artem Sherbinin, a Lieutenant in the US Navy who was integral to the first applying […]

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When can DoD get by without competitive prototyping?

August 11, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Pierre Sprey testifies before Congress in a 1971 hearing “Weapon Systems Acquisition Process.” … if we cannot afford to execute a program under competitive prototype […]

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