Podcast: Aligning government contracts with agile software
In this episode of the Acquisition Talk podcast, I host an amazing panel on contracting practices for modern software with Florence Kasule (Director of Procurement, […]
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How SpaceX does software for 9 vehicles with only 50 developers — and gov’t requiring 50x the staff
The biggest gap in the government today is enterprise services. You go to big companies, they have infrastructure cloud team, they have a platform team, […]
Static program baselines and rethinking contract mgmt systems
Traditional acquisition metrics can be a major problem for adaptable systems. The Earned Value Management System (EVMS) is a common tool for measuring progress in […]
Simulators, software, and complexity in weapons platforms
Replicating platforms accurately in simulations remains one of the biggest challenges for the Army, according to a service official. “As many of you know, […]