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There is no spoon: A look into Will Roper’s new digital acquisition reality

October 14, 2020 Eric Lofgren 2

As background, we’re all aware U.S. military aviation has been collapsing for nearly 40 years. In the 1950s, over a dozen companies built spiraling supersonic […]

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Roper’s vision for digital acquisition: The tech stack, the edge, and digital engineering

September 18, 2020 Eric Lofgren 1

Getting a lot of play is Air Force acquisition executive Will Roper’s article, “Take the Red Pill: The New Digital Acquisition Reality.” Some of that […]

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