Pete Newell is the former director of the U.S. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force and CEO of BMNT. He co-created Hacking for Defense with Steve Blank and is the author of “The Innovation Targeting Cycle: ...

Dive deep into the acquisition processes and industrial base issues impacting government and industry with exclusive insights from CSIS experts in this dynamic one-day course. The U.S. industrial base ...

Joint requirements were conceived with worthy aims: to ensure every new military capability served not just a single service’s interests but the broader United States force to foster interoperability ...

Event will also air live on this page. Inquiries: eheller@hudson.org. Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology Dan Patt is a senior fellow with Hudson Institute’s Center for Defense ...

Pete Hegseth stood at the lectern of the National War College and declared the Pentagon’s buying process broken. The Secretary of War, speaking in late 2025, announced what he called the “Arsenal of ...

Defense acquisition has long been described as a three-legged stool: requirements, budgeting, and acquisition management. In practice, the stool has always been missing a leg. When adversaries, such ...

Pete Newell is the former director of the U.S. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force and CEO of BMNT. He co-created Hacking for Defense with Steve Blank and is the author of “The Innovation Targeting Cycle: ...

To prepare for future fights, including the possible 2027 conflict, U.S. Navy officials are adjusting the acquisition and requirements process to give sailors access to the capabilities they need in a ...

CIB convenes experts and policy makers to discuss the workings of the federal acquisition system and industrial base challenges and conducts research to explore potential reforms The acquisition ...

Tracye Winfrey Howard, Nicholas Iliff, Jr. On November 7, 2025, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued three memoranda that collectively direct a significant shift in defense policy and management.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined plans Friday for a sweeping revamp of the military's acquisition systems, which he described as sluggish and mired in bureaucracy. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP) ...