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Pete Modigliani

An uncertain future for Middle-Tier of Acquisition

February 7, 2023 Eric Lofgren 2

Here’s a couple slices from an interesting Breaking Defense article on Middle-Tier of Acquisition (MTA) pathway for rapid prototyping and rapid fielding. First, what’s going […]

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The need to rebalance DoD spending toward Procurement to deter China

January 24, 2023 Eric Lofgren 0

The excellent Pete Modigliani had an interesting post recently on the proportion of RDT&E and Procurement in defense budgets. In the 1980s, Procurement was nearly […]

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Podcast: What it takes in acquisition to deter China

September 6, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

A new paper from MITRE takes an end-to-end look at how military strategy gets translated into  the types of weapon systems actually bought through the […]

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Reverse innovation, allied partners, and getting more bang for the buck

October 15, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Consider an American company with a good-better-best product lineup with 80-90-100% performance at 80-90-100% pricing. When seeking to sell in an emerging economy, like India, […]

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Podcast: Next steps in acquisition reform with Dan Ward, Pete Modigliani, and Matt MacGregor

June 16, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

I was pleased to have an impressive trio from MITRE join me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss the future of acquisition reform. Dan […]

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Tweet of the week: Defense modernization fail

May 14, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Summed up into a single #miltwitter meme. @AcqTalk @PeteModi @thedanward pic.twitter.com/Z5FaPYJ35O — The Merge (@MergeNewsletter) May 12, 2021 I like that thread because it highlights […]

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How can the Pentagon escape its Soviet-style acquisition system?

March 9, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

DoD’s FY21 President’s Budget Request organizes major weapon systems via nine Mission Area Categories (MACs), which can also be viewed as Strategic Capabilities (Figure 4). These provide […]

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How much oomph is left in rapid acquisition reform?

May 6, 2020 Eric Lofgren 2

We’ve seen this pendulum swing drastically over the last few decades. In the middle of the 20th Century we saw thousands of companies iteratively delivering […]

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