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Should R&D and Procurement be separated or paired together?

March 24, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Basically research and procurement are incompatible. New developments are upsetting to procurement standards and procurement schedules. A procurement group is under the constant urge to […]

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Lessons for Today: Opposition to ballistic missiles in the 1940s/50s

February 25, 2020 Eric Lofgren 2

There was, without question, deep and sincere opposition to the accelerated development of ballistic missiles. It was chiefly effective in the years between 1950 and […]

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