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Podcast: New approaches to intellectual property with Babak Siavoshy

May 31, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Babak Siavoshy joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss opportunities for improving intellectual property and software data rights practices in defense contracts. He […]

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What’s holding back SBIR and new entrants from transforming DoD?

July 16, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

After proving the efficacy and competitive strength of the technology procured via a SBIR award, federal agencies are required by law to work in good […]

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The days when 3-5 years for fighter aircraft development was too long

November 21, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

In the judgment of the committee, the services unnecessarily complicated those relationships with “meticulous supervision” exercised through restrictive procedures that badly needed simplifying. In addition […]

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Will Roper wants to end the “trickle down” economics of defense contracting

November 11, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Let me quickly break some things down. When we entered into the late Cold War and systems for the military especially the Air Force became […]

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