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DoD’s intellectual property debate in two minutes

July 23, 2021 Eric Lofgren 4

Mandy Smithberger [POGO]: Something that the department’s starting to emphasize more that I hope congress will support is that we get the intellectual property rights […]

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How would Michele Flournoy manage the DoD?

December 5, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Central to the plan is paying for it all [Michele] Flournoy identifies “over-investing in legacy platforms and weapon systems” as the impediment. Candidate Biden, likely […]

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Could some F-35s be only 1/64th as cost-effective as planned?

March 22, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

For as much as the 2018 report from the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) reveals about the F-35’s lack of progress in nearly […]

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How are defense officials captured by industry?

January 21, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Regulatory capture happens when Government officials bias policies in favor of the firms supposedly being regulated. Usually there is no overt corruption involved in capture. […]

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