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Special Acquisition Forces & Looking at Defense Acquisition from the Inside Out
If received via email, click upper right to go to website for the podcast. “We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.” – Christof, The Truman Show In this... READ MORE
From Biplane to Spaceflight. From Lowest Bid Over Regulation to “Other Transactions” – The Saga of Bennie Schriever
March 9, 1934, Cheyenne, Wyoming, two Douglas O-38 observation planes were directed to relocate to Salt Lake City to pick up U.S. Mail for delivery over the west coast mail route. As... READ MORE
Defense Acquisition Superheroes: Rise to the Challenge and Bring Home the Win
In this podcast, Strategic Institute highlights the opportunities, mandated by Congress (2018 & 2023) and now the President (2025), to use flexible acquisition authorities and create teams (Special Acquisition Forces) to explore,... READ MORE
The Battle of Innovation vs Convenience: Federal Acquisition and the Business of R&D
There is a battle between innovation and convenience, creativity versus compliance, expanding consciousness or constricting it. A front-line in improving federal acquisition is being fought over Other Transactions (OTs); flexible agreements intended to... READ MORE
It’s me. Hi! I’m the Problem… defense acquisition Anti-Heroes
In this podcast episode, Strategic Institute, discusses why defense acquisition, a well-known weakness in the process for R&D and delivering new advanced capabilities, stays the course despite urgent needs and mandates. A problem... READ MORE
More TEAMS Less BUREAUCRACY to Improve Defense Acquisition & What are OT Condominiums?
In this podcast episode, Strategic Institute highlights their long standing message of teaming for success. It is widely believed that family is the essential building block of society/civilization, just like a team is... READ MORE
What is the Purpose of Other Transactions & Why ‘so-called’ OT Consortia suck.
In this podcast episode, Strategic Institute gets back to basics, asking what is the purpose of Other Transactions, why were they created, what is their ‘mission’? The answer, while misunderstood by many,... READ MORE
Podcast: The DOGE Effect on Defense Acquisition – Opportunity or Nightmare?
In this podcast episode, we discuss the opportunity to make improvements in defense acquisition for R&D and new capabilities by recognizing and jettisoning systems and processes that have become institutionally corrupt, those which... READ MORE