From bureaucracy to battle: Increase direct funding to combatant commanders
Chip Walter argues in this op-ed that more funding should be given directly to the combatant commands via the Defense Innovation Unit Fielding line.
It’s time for new incentives for defense primes to invest in startups
"If we are to meet the innovation goals of the NDS, we must incentivize the primes to move beyond the short-term partnership model and encourage them to form more holistic relationships with promising early-stage companies, including investment into operating businesses," writes Chip Walter.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.