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The Army Is ‘Transforming in Contact.’ Here’s How.
We are putting soldiers and their needs at the forefront—not requirements.
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Alex Miller
Announcing the American Tech Fellowship
American workers built the 20th century. They will build the 21st.
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Shyam Sankar
New Dimensions of Strategic Depth
Updating an old concept for an age of satellites and small drones.
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Nadia Schadlow
The DoD’s AI Auditor: Why the Time for a New Approach is Now
The AI Audit Operating System Thinks Like an Auditor, Acts like a Machine.
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Greg Little

May 2025

“Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin”: Shipbuilding Lessons From Henry Kaiser, Part II
To close the shipbuilding gap with China, we need unconventional people and approaches.
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Arthur Herman
Weaponize Capitalism
The Pentagon’s refusal to embrace profit, speed, and commercial software is a gift to our adversaries, but that is changing
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Greg Little
Repairing the U.S. Navy’s Repair System
Connect silos into a high-functioning whole. See and solve little problems before they get big.
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Greg Little
, 
Steve Spear
, and 
Rob Morrissey
Closing the Shipbuilding Gap: Lessons from Henry Kaiser, Part I
The most effective approach might be to reinvent the entire enterprise.
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Arthur Herman
Steal the Ball, Kill the Umpire
SECDEF's call for Army transformation shows America is lacing up its cleats and sharpening the spikes
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Shyam Sankar

April 2025

Why AI Agents Are the Government's Next Essential Hire
In the world of bureaucracy, the agency with the best agents wins.
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Greg Little
Trump Transforms the Government With Commercial Innovation
If the president succeeds in reforming procurement, America’s future is golden bright.
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Shyam Sankar
The Last Supper: Where Traditional System Integrators Ate and Missions Starved
Government SIs are Having their Blockbuster to Netflix Moment
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Greg Little
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