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Pursuing a ‘Fail Fast’ Ethos for Defense Acquisition Reform

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Posted: April 26th, 2016

Over the last week, startup CEOs and defense industry experts have been ramping up efforts to push for a more agile, fast-paced way of dealing with the Department of Defense on developing and acquiring new technology and equipment.

With the United States’ technological superiority eroding and today’s threat environment presenting dramatic new challenges, there’s been an increased clamor for reform with Silicon Valley’s “fail fast” ethos at its core. And the drumbeat to encourage innovation and experimentation has grown as the House and Senate Armed Services Committees (HASC and SASC) roll out drafts of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and consider potential changes to the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act, which reorganized the Defense Department and made major changes to the military’s acquisition system.

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