OpinionWhat’s the key to better defense contracting? Measure what works.The extent to which the U.S. is reaping benefits from supposedly agile contract instruments is mostly anecdotal, according to a new GMU study.By Jerry McGinn and Jeff Kojac5 days ago
Why it’s hard to know the damage the US did to Iran’s nuclear programOpinion: Analysts will need more intelligence from more sources to make a confident judgment about the effects on Fordo and Iran’s broader nuclear efforts.By Joshua Rovner, American University, The Conversation11 days ago
OpinionInside the US Army’s C2 upgrade – what industry can expectCommercial hardware and software will be key to the service's command-and-control overhaul, according to Joseph Welch of Army Futures Command.By Joseph Welch6 weeks ago
OpinionThere is free-riding among the US military services, tooPentagon leaders should move some acquisition authorities away from the services, structuring the budget around a true joint force design.By Maximilian K. Bremer and Kelly A. Grieco4 months ago
OpinionDOGE shouldn’t have unfettered Pentagon accessif Musk’s involvement ends up exposing sensitive data to our adversaries, a few billion in government waste will be the least of our problems.By Paula A. DeSutter4 months ago
OpinionThe US must reform an arms sales process that invites dawdlingThe Tiered Review process has evolved into a way for a single member of Congress to block a transfer for reasons disconnected from US defense policy.By Charles Hooper and Mira Resnick5 months ago