Acquisition Talk

A daily blog on weapon systems acquisition

  • Home
  • Blog Posts
  • Podcast
  • PPBE Reform
  • About
  • Resources
    • Reading List
    • Links
    • Papers
    • Top Posts
    • AFWERX data
  • Contact

proxmire

2,072 retired top brass officers employed at defense firms, circa 1969

March 16, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Last month, Sen. William Proxmire, D-Wis., said that as of February 1969 the top 100 defense contractors employed 2,072 retired military officers of the rank of colonel […]

Share this:

  • Print
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit
  • Twitter

The role of the contracting officer

December 24, 2018 Eric Lofgren 0

Thus, contracting authority is fragmented. The project officer is responsible for the success of the project, while the contract officer is the legal representative of […]

Share this:

  • Print
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit
  • Twitter

Get posts by email

Search

Featured

  • China’s tech is about speed and scale, and other differences with the US
  • Why cost accounting does not guarantee efficiency
  • Is the Pentagon’s tech outreach being undermined?
  • VC funding for defense & aerospace hits $10B in 2021
  • The birth of automated targeting and the modern computer
  • Acquisition headlines (10/18 – 10/24/2020)
  • Getting out of an acquisition system based on predictability and compliance

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

RSS Error: WP HTTP Error: A valid URL was not provided.

Copyright © 2025 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes