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‘Mind-Blowing’ Pentagon Overhaul Will Reshape Acquisition

‘Mind-Blowing’ Pentagon Overhaul Will Reshape Acquisition

FEATURED INTERVIEW — As the Pentagon undertakes its most ambitious overhaul yet of how it acquires new warfighting capabilities, Silicon Valley [...] More

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Out of Afghanistan, an Opportunity for Acquisition

Cipher Brief Expert Robert J. Eatinger is former senior deputy general counsel at the CIA. He has 35 years of experience practicing law in the fields [...] More

Mission First: Acquisition Reform

Brett Davis is a Partner in New North Ventures — a Venture Capital firm focused on technological innovation. Davis retired as a Senior Executive in [...] More

Fixing DOD's Acquisition Problem

Robin Dreeke is a US Naval Academy graduate and veteran Marine Corps Officer. He spent twenty-one years as an FBI Special Agent specializing in [...] More

Better Buying is Key to Russia-China Strategy

Cipher Brief Expert Robert Eatinger is former Deputy General Counsel and Acting General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency and retired [...] More

The Face of Future Combat

There will be a glimpse into the future of warfare – both offense and defense – on display tomorrow, May 11, in the Pentagon’s Center Courtyard.It’s [...] More

Transforming Defense Acquisition

Three decades ago, The Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management (colloquially known as the Packard Commission after its Chairman David Packard) [...] More

Making the Pentagon More Efficient

It’s been 15 years since the nonpartisan, nonprofit Business Executives for National Security (BENS) issued its first Tail-to-Tooth Commission call [...] More