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Podcast: Risk taking, commercial tech, and the ARCI program with Bill Johnson

June 30, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

I was pleased to have Bill Johnson on the Acquisition Talk podcast to talk about how he helped bring commercial technology, open architecture, and continuous […]

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What does the 20-year delivery on the AUKUS deal say about US power?

December 2, 2021 Eric Lofgren 2

Here’s one perhaps relevant portion of an incredibly interesting discussion between Balaji Srinivasan and Tim Ferriss. Balaji remarks that the AUKUS deal in which the […]

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Will the Navy’s battleforce have to shrink before it grows?

September 10, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

I’m a big believer right now that the United States Navy is probably gonna have to get smaller before it gets bigger. Right now the […]

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Effectiveness over Efficiency: Preparing the US Industrial Base for Mobilization

October 13, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Mike Petters, President and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries: “Lack of resiliency comes from an overemphasis on efficiency at expense of risk management. I was […]

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