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Podcast: USD R&E priorities for defense tech with Heidi Shyu

December 28, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

At the 2022 GMU-DAU annual conference, the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD R&E) Heidi Shyu joined us to discuss her priorities, approaches, […]

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The Functionalist Takeover and the problem of organizational design in the DoD

September 25, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

[Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy] told the Senate Committee on Armed Services that the present assistant secretary could not “give orders.” McElroy proposed a civilian […]

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