Disrupting Acquisition Blog
Shorten MDAP Lifespans To Optimize Long-Term Success
DoD should cut planned operational lifespans for major weapon systems in half or shorter.
Acquisition Lessons From Ukraine
What Should The Defense Acquisition Community Learn From Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine? It’s time to start asking some big questions.
SASC Hearing on the Defense Industrial Base
Former USD(A&S) Ellen Lord and PSC CEO David Berteau discuss defense innovation and the industrial base with SASC.
How PEOs Can Bridge the Valley of Death
To harness leading defense and commercial technologies for mission impact, DoD must invest in a key linchpin role.
What Every Wannabe Innovation Hub Should be Asking
Thinking about starting your own innovation hub or organization? When planning at the very beginning, look ahead to see where the Acquisition pipeline leads, and decide how to resource the next stage to get across the Valley of Death. All those plans to award new contracts mean nothing if you don’t have Contracting authority or agreements to borrow someone else’s Contracting Officers.
Intended To Be Blended
What does the AAF have in common with smoothies? They both involve blending! Read more in this post.
The Program Side of the Valley of Death
Until DoD addresses the program side of the Valley of Death, it won’t be able to integrate novel technologies from DoD and industry.
Flournoy: The Pentagon and Congress Need to Do More
Some progress has been made in stimulating innovation across the Department, just not yet at the pace or magnitude required.
Engage Users Early and Often
How often do acquisition professionals and software developers really engage with end users to get insights and feedback?
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