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Podcast: The next generation of defense primes with Matt Steckman and Trae Stephens

January 4, 2023 Eric Lofgren 18

Matt Steckman and Trae Stephens joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss their approach at Anduril Industries to scaling up in defense. Matt […]

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DoDIG report on Other Transactions sends mixed messages

September 15, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

DoD Inspector General has a new report: Audit of DoD Other Transactions and the Use of Nontraditional Contractors and Resource Sharing. Here are the findings: […]

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Defense primes have an advantage in OTAs due to a quirk in IRAD

May 18, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

I was tipped off recently that there’s a weird loophole in contractor independent research and development (IRAD) that gives them a significant advantage when it […]

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