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Second Breakfast: Acquisition Reform? Are We Really Doing It?
About this episode
Justin and Eric cohost with Pete Modigliani and Matt McGregor, coauthors of the Defense Tech and Acquisition substack (https://defenseacquisition.substack.com/).
Chapters
16:24 The Future of Defense Technology and Startups
33:37 Cultural Shifts in Acquisition Practices
44:57 Taskers and Bureaucratic Inefficiencies
55:06 Vendor Lock and Software Solutions
Outtro music: more suno slop https://suno.com/s/FVtn90DmV8xuLcfp
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