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Previous Posts
- Podcast Update 3
- Does China Hold the Strategic Advantage?
- ADM Archie Clemins Memoriam & New Webinars
- Podcast Update
- New Podcast Series
- How should the U.S. respond to China’s Taiwan Provocations?
- How Did We Get Into This Cybersecurity Mess?
- China’s Grand Strategy: Downloads
- China’s Grand Strategy: Part 8
- China’s Grand Strategy: Part 7
- China’s Grand Strategy: Part 6
- China’s Grand Strategy: Part 5
- China’s Grand Strategy: Part 4
- China’s Grand Strategy: Part 3
- China’s Grand Strategy: Part 2
- China’s Grand Strategy: Part 1
- Can DevSecOps Undo DoD’s Broken Software Failures?
- Part 2: Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) Help Maintain U.S. Naval Superiority over China’s Growing Naval Power?
- Part-1: Will Artificial Intelligence Help Maintain U.S. Naval Superiority over China’s Growing Naval Power?
- Effective DoD Acquisition Needs Less Noise … Part 2
- Effective DoD Acquisition Needs Less Noise! …Part 1
- Blockchain – The Coming Global Paradigm Shift!
- Navy Acquisition Can Easily Be Fixed
- Time for Transformational Cybersecurity Part II
- Time for Transformational Cybersecurity! Part I
- My Mistake — Congress has Already Enabled DoD “Speed to Capability”
- Why Can’t DoD Buy High-Tech IT While it is Still High-Tech?
- Time to Fix DoD Acquisition and Ensure Cybersecurity!
- Slow Change… Slow Humans!
- DoD’s Fatal Cybersecurity Flaw
Category Archives: Technology Evolution
We Won’t Get What We Don’t Measure!
“…sustaining exaggerated acquisition timelines in the name of good public stewardship has become an embarrassing National failure.” In my opinion there are two primary issues damaging our Nation’s future defenses! Loss of technical superiority – bureaucratic acquisition processes are … Continue reading
Posted in DoD IT Acquisition, Technology Evolution
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… Information Technology really is starting to deliver…
…there is an App for that… While working at the computer this evening I found myself smiling about the power of the IT tools now helping me live my professional and personal life. Despite being in senior CIO positions during … Continue reading
Posted in Technology Evolution
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The Future is Still Bright…
Earlier in my career, with the help of the brilliant minds of my co-workers, we in the Navy CIO office hyped the idea that “the future is so bright we gotta wear shades,” a phrase we borrowed from the 1986 … Continue reading
Posted in Global Perspectives, Technology Evolution
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The Interesting Thing About Ideas…
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” — Albert Einstein In my last post I tried … Continue reading
Posted in Global Perspectives, Technology Evolution
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Technology: Autonomy is Upon Us!
I am a technology guy! I love the excitement of new technology of any kind. In my younger days I believed that all technology was good for mankind as long as humanity properly harnessed it. I believed that all technology … Continue reading
Posted in DoD IT Acquisition, Technology Evolution
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Open Letter to U.S. Navy Leadership
“Offered with full understanding of the challenges and opportunities these issues and suggested solutions represent for the future of America, and for the U.S. Navy’s role in securing that future.” Dr. Marv Langston – January 1st, 2010 This post … Continue reading
Posted in DoD IT Acquisition, Technology Evolution
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An IT Acquisition Joint Game Changer
Enterprise network & computing, coupled with distributed-services technologies are transforming legacy mission and business systems… Introduction This post describes an acquisition concept that I am currently proposing for the DISA led Network Enabled Command Capability (NECC) Program. With this concept … Continue reading
Posted in DoD IT Acquisition, Technology Evolution
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Its About the Enterprise, Not the Systems…
Modern IT systems, including our DoD enterprise, is an infrastructure not a set of semi-independent systems tied together with interfaces. We must change the way we acquire and upgrade our infrastructure and applications to sustain our military capability. Continue reading
Posted in DoD IT Acquisition, Technology Evolution
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Decoupling IT Acquisition Processes…
DoD acquisition policy and possibly law is getting ready to change once again. If we continue to allow IT systems to be painted with the same brush as weapon systems we will continue to smother IT in expensive and time consuming excessive oversight… Continue reading
Posted in DoD IT Acquisition, Technology Evolution
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