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fromBusiness Insider
3 days ago

US Navy secretary hopes new Friday office hours can prevent another frigate fiasco

Navy Secretary John Phelan will personally approve all change orders for the new LSM landing ship, holding Friday 5 p.m. change-order meetings.
Startup companies
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 weeks ago

'Mind-Blowing' Pentagon Overhaul Will Reshape Acquisition

U.S. Army will consolidate acquisition offices into six portfolio acquisition executives and create a new office to rapidly field and scale emerging technologies.
fromThe Cipher Brief
1 month ago

Assessing the Pentagon's Mission to Rebuild the 'Arsenal of Freedom'

"Increase acquisition risk to decrease operational risk": field good-enough capabilities faster, iterate in production, and stop chasing perfect specs that arrive too late. JCIDS → RRAB / MEIA / JAR: cancel the slow, document-heavy requirements process; stand up a Requirements & Resourcing Alignment Board (RRAB) to tie priorities to funds, a Mission Engineering & Integration Activity (MEIA) to co-design/experiment with industry early, and a Joint Acceleration Reserve (JAR) to bridge the "valley of death."
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US politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months ago

Special Report: Nat Sec EDGE 2025

America's national security advantage is eroding; the U.S. must adopt a faster, integrated innovation model emphasizing speed, trust, and connective frameworks to sustain competitive edge.
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fromNextgov.com
5 months ago

FAR overhaul targets risk-averse acquisition culture

The federal government's acquisition reform requires cultural changes in risk management, not just regulatory updates.
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