by petemodi | May 20, 2022 | Design, Innovation, Rapid Acquisition
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. The average DoD aircraft is 30 years old. Most DoD ships, submarines, and satellites were...
by petemodi | May 4, 2022 | Contracting, Innovation, NDAA, Rapid Acquisition
Disrupting Acquisition Blog SASC Hearing on the Defense Industrial Base The SASC recently held a hearing on the Health of the Defense Industrial Base. The witnesses were Ms. Ellen Lord, former USD(A&S) and President/CEO of Textron Systems and Mr. David Berteau,...
by petemodi | Mar 29, 2022 | Innovation, Portfolio Management
Disrupting Acquisition Blog How PEOs Can Bridge the Valley of Death The Program Side of the Valley of Death outlined major barriers to technology insertion, yet a new DoD role could be a key linchpin to bridge the valley. Program Executive Officers (PEOs) should...
by petemodi | Mar 17, 2022 | Bureaucracy, Innovation, Rapid Acquisition
Disrupting Acquisition Blog The Program Side of the Valley of Death The DoD’s Valley of Death continues to be a major issue as it struggles to rapidly exploit leading defense and commercial technologies for the next generation of military capabilities. The future of...
by petemodi | Mar 2, 2022 | Bureaucracy, Innovation, NDAA
Disrupting Acquisition Blog Flournoy: The Pentagon and Congress Need to Do More Michele Flournoy was scheduled to testify in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) this week on Global Security Challenges and Strategy, yet couldn’t make it as she was...
