Will private capital and disruption reshape the defense industrial base?
Private capital is pouring into defense firms, but unless the relevant stakeholders align, the surge may fail to produce proper returns, according to two op-ed authors.
For acquisition reform to succeed, the Pentagon needs civilian agency budget flexibilities
Secretary Pete Hegseth’s push for faster, more commercial defense acquisition will fall short unless Congress also gives the Pentagon the flexible budget authorities already available to civilian agencies, Bill Greenwalt writes.
Want to fix acquisition? Start with the program managers.
Air and space programs have been riddled with delays and cost overruns. The simplest fix is training reform for the program managers, Space Force Maj. Reed “Jimi” Schafer writes.
Requirements without factories: Why the Pentagon must reconnect design to production
New Pentagon requirements reforms need to account for whether the industrial base can actually build systems at the desired scale, John G. Ferrari and Dillon Prochnicki write.