If received via email, click upper right to go to website. In this episode Strategic Institute talks about recent Congressional language that seeks to broaden the aperture when it comes to who and what qualifies for OTA awards, while … Continued
If received by e-mail, click the upper right to go to website. In this podcast episode Strategic Institute discusses what has been missing in the attempts to use (mandated) flexible authorities for improving outcomes in federal acquisition for R&D … Continued
(If received via email click upper right hand corner to go to website) In this podcast episode, Strategic Institute, discusses applying critical thinking to federal acquisition processes for R&D and delivering new capabilities. Featured are ideas of using flexible … Continued
In this podcast episode, Strategic Institute, reiterates their two main points, that developing improved concepts of ‘teaming’ can make better use of resources (talent) to more effectively fulfill mission goals, and the importance of applying critical thinking to the … Continued
How, in the overly bureaucratic world of government contracting, the military services have and are able to leverage emerging technologies and quickly test and evaluate them for warfighter use? One potential technique that is underutilized is 10 U.S. Code section … Continued
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 podcast episode, Strategic Institute discusses the unique … Continued
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 a result of a scandal the Post-Master … Continued
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, experiment with new and different business approaches … Continued
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 liberate program teams and inject creativity and … Continued
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 decades in the making, DoD does not … Continued