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Technology & National Security
#CreativeDisruption Survey 3 ResultsThanks to everyone who participated in this survey and previous surveys. We’re extremely happy with the level of participation and the insights you have shared with us. As bef...
By Ben FitzGerald & Michael Horowitz
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Technology & National Security
#creativedisruption Survey 1 ResultsThanks to everyone who participated in our first survey. Here are some quick visualizations of the responses. Our initial takeaway points from the survey are as follows: ...
By Ben FitzGerald
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Technology & National Security
Liberty and Security in a Changing World: B-Sides and Deep CutsThe Report and Recommendations of The President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies, released last week, provided the President with some excellent ...
By Ben FitzGerald
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Technology & National Security
Process Over PlatformsAaron Martin and I have a new paper out today: Process Over Platforms - A Paradigm Shift in Acquisition Through Advanced Manufacturing. We explore how linking additive manufac...
By Ben FitzGerald
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Technology & National Security
What does the President think about NSA surveillance?The New Yorker has an interesting article that provides insight on the tensions inside government associated with the NSA’s surveillance programs (it was released prior to yes...
By Ben FitzGerald
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Addition by Subtraction
Yes, we do need a better procurement model, especially for startups and small businesses. The compliance issue is also a killer, I recall many instances where I was put on the...
By Ben FitzGerald
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A Better Procurement Model
Ben, you're totally right about our government contracts system. It is fundamentally un-American. In fact, when I teach on procurement issues, I usually describe it as a Sovie...
By Ben FitzGerald & Phillip Carter
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National Security Startups
My colleague, Phil, and I were talking on Friday afternoon about a variety of things (discursive discourse is both a perk and occupational hazard at CNAS) including his recent...
By Ben FitzGerald & Phillip Carter
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Technology & National Security
Lasers, man.National security technology is serious business. The U.S. is currently faced with myriad challenges, including sequestration-enforced choices between force modernization and ...
By Ben FitzGerald
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Technology & National Security
NSA Scandal: Simultaneously fascinating and dullAs far as I know, my first contact with the signals intelligence (SIGINT) world came just over a decade ago when I was trying to help some software engineers figure out how to...
By Ben FitzGerald