From Biplane to Spaceflight. From Lowest Bid Over Regulation to “Other Transactions” – The Saga of Bennie Schriever

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  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

Podcast: The DOGE Effect on Defense Acquisition – Opportunity or Nightmare?

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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 no longer prioritize their purpose or mission, … Continued

WWII Pacific Air War and Modern Defense Acquisition

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  In this episode, Strategic Institute’s Founder, Rick Dunn hosts professional WWII Historian, Justin Taylan, to discuss how major events are effected and shaped by numerous discrete small decisions and events, as is the case for the business of delivering … Continued