Acquisition Talk

By Eric Lofgren

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Episodes: 166

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A podcast on the management, technology, and political-economy of weapon systems acquisition.

Episode Date
Programmed to Fail - 10. Culture
Feb 19, 2023
Programmed to Fail - 9. Cost
Feb 19, 2023
The state of Navy unmanned with Dorothy Engelhardt
Feb 19, 2023
Programmed to Fail - 8. Competition
Feb 18, 2023
Programmed to Fail - 7. Complexity
Feb 16, 2023
Programmed to Fail - 6. Innovation
Feb 13, 2023
Programmed to Fail - 5. Contracting
Feb 12, 2023
Programmed to Fail - 4. Planning-Programming-Budgeting
Feb 11, 2023
Programmed to Fail - 3. Systems Analysis
Feb 09, 2023
Programmed to Fail - 1. Unification & 2. Program Budgeting
Feb 07, 2023
China's surveillance balloon over the United States
Feb 05, 2023
Programmed To Fail - Introduction
Jan 31, 2023
No time to waste in defense innovation with BMNT's Pete Newell
Jan 24, 2023
NatSec News: Jan 10, 2023
Jan 11, 2023
The next generation of defense primes with Matt Steckman and Trae Stephens
Jan 03, 2023
Event: USD R&E priorities for defense tech with Heidi Shyu
Dec 27, 2022
NatSec News: Dec. 23, 2022
Dec 23, 2022
Event: Managing portfolios to bridge DoD's valley of death
Dec 19, 2022
NatSec News: Dec 7, 2022
Dec 15, 2022
In the fight: Scaling AI/ML in defense with Colin Carroll
Dec 07, 2022
Creating Innovation Navigators with Sabra Horne
Nov 30, 2022
PPBE Reform with Ellen Lord and Michael Brown
Nov 19, 2022
NatSec News: Nov. 11, 2022
Nov 17, 2022
Getting Weapons Into Production With USD A&S Bill LaPlante
Nov 10, 2022
NatSec News: Nov 1, 2022
Nov 02, 2022
Industrial policy to counter China with Emily de la Bruyere
Oct 28, 2022
NatSec News: Oct 25, 2022
Oct 26, 2022
Military AI/ML in China and the United States with Greg Allen
Oct 05, 2022
NatSec News: Sep. 27, 2022
Sep 28, 2022
The power of the industry consortium with Stephanie Halcrow and Moshe Schwartz
Sep 20, 2022
NatSec News: Sep. 13, 2022
Sep 14, 2022
What it takes in acquisition to deter China with Matt MacGregor, Greg Grant, and Pete Modigliani
Sep 04, 2022
NatSec News: Aug 19 2022
Aug 19, 2022
SBIR mills, dual-use tech, and the case for reform with Ben Van Roo
Aug 16, 2022
NatSec News: Aug. 8, 2022
Aug 03, 2022
Strategic planning and digital transformation with John Whitley
Jul 27, 2022
NatSec News: July 26, 2022
Jul 27, 2022
NatSec News: July 14, 2022
Jul 15, 2022
Risk taking, commercial tech, and the ARCI program with Bill Johnson
Jun 30, 2022
NatSec News: June 28, 2022
Jun 29, 2022
NatSec News: June 22, 2022
Jun 23, 2022
Problem areas in small business set-asides with Amanda & Alex Bresler
Jun 16, 2022
NatSec News: June 14, 2022
Jun 15, 2022
NatSec News: June 7, 2022
Jun 08, 2022
New approaches to intellectual property with Babak Siavoshy
May 30, 2022
Event: Aligning government contracts with agile software -- Acquisition NEXT
May 19, 2022
NatSec News: May 17, 2022
May 18, 2022
Bringing startups and government together with Andrea Garrity
May 11, 2022
NatSec News: May 10, 2022
May 11, 2022
Acquiring DoD As A Customer: Roundtable Discussion
May 03, 2022
NatSec News: Apr. 19, 2022
Apr 20, 2022
NatSec News: Apr. 12, 2022
Apr 13, 2022
NatSec News: Apr. 4, 2022
Apr 06, 2022
NatSec News: Mar. 22, 2022
Mar 23, 2022
NatSec News: Mar. 14, 2022
Mar 15, 2022
Event: Opening programs to modularity and iteration -- Acquisition NEXT
Mar 09, 2022
NatSec News: Feb. 28, 2022
Mar 01, 2022
NatSec News: Feb. 28 2022
Mar 01, 2022
Commercial space, venture, and DoD with Jordan Noone and Jenna Bryant
Feb 24, 2022
NatSec News: Feb. 22, 2022
Feb 23, 2022
Event: Securing the MRAP
Feb 09, 2022
NatSec News: Feb. 8, 2022
Feb 08, 2022
NatSec News: Feb. 1, 2022
Feb 02, 2022
DoD, Silicon Valley & American Dynamism with Katherine Boyle
Jan 27, 2022
NatSec News: Jan. 24, 2022
Jan 25, 2022
NatSec News: Jan. 17, 2021
Jan 18, 2022
NatSec News: Jan. 10, 2022
Jan 11, 2022
NatSec News: Jan 5. 2022
Jan 06, 2022
Event: Other Transactions Authority
Jan 05, 2022
NatSec News: Dec. 27, 2021
Dec 28, 2021
Injecting tech into today's weapons with John Ferrari
Dec 14, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Dec. 6, 2021
Dec 07, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Nov. 29, 2021
Nov 30, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Nov. 22, 2021
Nov 23, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Nov. 15, 2021
Nov 16, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Nov. 10, 2021
Nov 11, 2021
NatSec News Roundup with The Merge: Nov. 3, 2021
Nov 04, 2021
The next generation of combat UAVs with Joseph Murray and Andrew Van Timmeren
Oct 28, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Oct. 25, 2021
Oct 26, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Oct. 18, 2021
Oct 19, 2021
A clean-sheet approach to Space Force acquisition with Cynthia Cook and William Shelton
Oct 12, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Oct. 4, 2021
Oct 05, 2021
Mach 5 aircraft and deep tech contracting with Hermeus CEO AJ Piplica
Sep 28, 2021
NatSec News Roundup with The Merge: Sep. 27, 2021
Sep 28, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Sep. 21, 2021
Sep 22, 2021
Commercial item acquisition with Phil Jasper
Sep 15, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Sep. 14, 2021
Sep 15, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Sep. 7, 2021
Sep 08, 2021
Event: Getting more out of our defense dollars with Fred Bartels and Philip Candreva
Sep 01, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Aug. 30, 2021
Aug 31, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Aug. 23, 2021
Aug 25, 2021
Science & Technology for national security with Lisa Porter
Aug 22, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Aug. 16, 2021
Aug 17, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: Aug. 9, 2021
Aug 10, 2021
The political-economy of defense with Russell Rumbaugh
Aug 09, 2021
NatSec News Roundup with The Merge: July 26, 2021
Jul 27, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: July 19, 2021
Jul 20, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: July 12, 2021
Jul 13, 2021
Event: What's the price of an AI/ML product?
Jul 02, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: June 28, 2021
Jun 29, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: June 21, 2021
Jun 22, 2021
Next steps in acquisition reform with Dan Ward, Pete Modigliani, and Matt MacGregor
Jun 15, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: June 6, 2021 (FY22 Budget Special)
Jun 08, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: May 24, 2021
May 25, 2021
Air Force fighters now and into the future with Mike Benitez
May 22, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: May 17, 2021
May 19, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: May 10, 2021
May 11, 2021
Event: The Productivity of Independent R&D
May 10, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: May 3, 2021
May 04, 2021
China's military, EVE online, and the future of combat with Thomas Shugart
Apr 28, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: April 26, 2021
Apr 27, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: April 19, 2021
Apr 20, 2021
Hacking 4 Defense with Steve Blank and Pete Newell
Apr 15, 2021
NetSec News Roundup: April 12, 2021
Apr 13, 2021
Event: PPBE Reform Panel 2 -- From Ideas to Implementation
Apr 06, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: April 5, 2021
Apr 06, 2021
Event: PPBE Reform Panel 1 -- Key Recommendations
Apr 04, 2021
NatSec News Roundup: March 29, 2021
Mar 30, 2021
Affecting the strategic calculus with Michele Flournoy
Mar 23, 2021
eVTOL, Agility Prime, and AFWERX with Col. Nathan Diller
Mar 15, 2021
Mission Resilience with Trey Herr and Simon Handler
Mar 07, 2021
Big questions in defense acquisition with Col. Bryon McClain
Feb 07, 2021
How innovation really works with Anne Marie Knott
Feb 01, 2021
Great Power Competition with Richard Danzig
Dec 29, 2020
Risk, cost, and project management with Christian Smart
Dec 15, 2020
Digital acquisition with Bryon Kroger and Matt Nelson
Dec 07, 2020
Tech competition in China and the United States with Michael Brown
Nov 21, 2020
Event: Intellectual property in defense contracts
Nov 12, 2020
Navy shipyards and defense supply chains with Maiya Clark
Oct 18, 2020
An aviator's perspective on AlphaDogfight, NGAD, and beyond with Ryan "Stinger" Fishel
Oct 05, 2020
Defense Budget Reform with Katharina McFarland, Bill Greenwalt, and Bob Daigle
Sep 13, 2020
Blockchain's potential for government with SIMBA Chain's Joel Neidig
Aug 30, 2020
JADC2 and decision-centric warfare with Dan Patt and Bryan Clark
Aug 23, 2020
OTAs and everything else with Ben McMartin
Aug 15, 2020
Analyzing the defense industrial base with Amanda Bresler and Alex Bresler
Jul 19, 2020
How AFWERX transitions tech with Chris Benson, Steve Lauver, and Jason Rathje
Jul 05, 2020
Revamping the way we think about defense with Steve Blank
Jun 14, 2020
The legal side of procurement with Alexander Canizares
Jun 02, 2020
Problem curation and lean methodology with Pete Newell
May 10, 2020
Defense management reform with Peter Levine
Apr 23, 2020
The future of Navy software development with Lt. Sean Lavelle
Apr 15, 2020
SOFWERX, innovation, and early adoption with Tambrein Bates
Apr 07, 2020
Speed, thrift, and simplicity with Dan Ward
Mar 30, 2020
Special: Covid-19 impact on government contracting with Jerry McGinn
Mar 26, 2020
Leaping the valley of death with Matt Steckman
Mar 11, 2020
China's approach to military tech with Tate Nurkin
Mar 04, 2020
All about Other Transactions Authority (OTAs) with Richard Dunn
Feb 16, 2020
Getting the culture right with Soraya Correa
Feb 03, 2020
Russia's military procurement with Richard Connolly
Jan 10, 2020
Agents of Innovation with John Kuehn
Dec 23, 2019
Mosaic warfare, strategy, and the digital century series with Lt. Gen. David Deptula (ret.)
Dec 02, 2019
Software-defined, hardware-based adaptable systems with Andrew Hunter
Nov 24, 2019
The defense industry, intellectual property, the B-21, and more with James Hasik
Nov 14, 2019
Dropping Taylorism and adopting mission command with Don Vandergriff
Oct 26, 2019
The history and sciences of R&D policy with Will Thomas
Oct 04, 2019
Weapons sustainment and CBO analyses with Edward Keating
Aug 19, 2019
The military space reorg. and everything else with Todd Harrison
Aug 06, 2019
Technology strategies and architecture with Bruce Cameron
Jul 25, 2019
People, process, and delegation with Capt. Mark Vandroff (ret.)
Jun 26, 2019
Panel: From the Lab to the Battlefield
May 28, 2019
Learning by decision-forcing case studies with Bruce Gudmundsson
Apr 09, 2019
Lockheed Martin and the Military-Industrial Complex with William Hartung
Mar 23, 2019
Organizing for technology change with Mark Mandeles (part 2)
Feb 12, 2019
System design principles with Mark Mandeles(part 1)
Feb 04, 2019
The V-22 program development with Richard Whittle
Jan 10, 2019
Contracting, innovation, and acquisition improvement with Victor Deal
Dec 21, 2018