by Pete Modigliani | 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 Pete Modigliani | 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 Pete Modigliani | 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 Pete Modigliani | Jan 28, 2022 | Innovation, Mindset, Rapid Acquisition
Disrupting Acquisition Blog Engage Users Early and Often A priority aspect of the Software Acquisition Pathway is actively engaging users during development to provide insights and feedback. This is done in part through User Agreements and Value Assessments. User...
by Dan Ward | Aug 27, 2021 | Accelerate, Accelerate, Blog, Execution, Innovation, Rapid Acquisition
The sun was setting as my buddy Ryan and I finished building our survival shelter, one of our last requirements to earn the Wilderness Survival merit badge. Well, I assumed the sun was setting. The thick forest around us and even thicker rain clouds above made it hard...
by ltedder | Mar 31, 2021 | Rapid Acquisition
Disrupting Acquisition Blog The Problem with Other Transactions and System Integration A friend of mine used to say that if you are introduced to a new concept at least three times in as many days, then The Universe is trying to get your attention. If that is...
