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GMU Playbook: Striking the balance with intellectual property

November 11, 2021 Eric Lofgren 1

Mason GovCon’s sixth play for software-intensive systems seeks to protect the government’s interests while reducing its need for intellectual property. When government adopts commercial technology, […]

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Could blockchain help solve JADC2’s composability problem?

November 10, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s Naval Ravikant’s response to a question from Tim Ferriss on the meaning of “composable” in the context of crypto and software development: The beauty […]

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Busting up monolithic architectures, the problem of legacy systems, and a federated approach to JADC2

October 20, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

We use the term ‘mosaic’ in the context of what we call Mosaic Warfare. If you look at where the DOD has been heading, it’s […]

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JADC2, PPBE, and the mission integration challenge

September 8, 2021 Eric Lofgren 1

Here’s a bit from Gen. Hawk Carlisle (ret.) at a Hudson Institute event discussing JADC2/mission integration with Brian Clark and Dan Patt: How you design, […]

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Mission Integration Network Control: DARPA’s ambitious program for command and control

July 13, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Historically the DoD approach to building communications systems models a vertically- integrated stack. Today both DoD and commercial approaches deconstruct this stack moving away from […]

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The MOSA challenge and the proliferation of work statements

April 22, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Contrast the Army Signal Corps SOW [Statement of Work] for the Wright Brothers’ heavier-than-air flying machine in 1908 to the Air Force SOW for the […]

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STITCHES is getting stymied by the acquisition process

March 15, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

One government-owned program already exists that can enable previously incompatible networks and systems to exchange data without the need for common standards or open mission […]

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What is the difference between JADC2 and Mosaic Warfare?

January 22, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

I would argue that JADC2 is about giving the warfighter more options. What we’re trying to do with mosaic is do that with speed. The […]

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Real time cross-domain kill webs — ACK and STITCHES

September 29, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Two DARPA-developed technologies – a novel decision aid for mission commanders and a rapid software integration tool – played a critical role in the recent […]

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Podcast: JADC2 and decision-centric warfare with Dan Patt and Bryan Clark

August 24, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

I was pleased to have Bryan Clark and Dan Patt join me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss a range of important subjects including […]

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