30 years of under-investment and outsourcing mean the DIB provides the world’s best systems and weapons, but not at the scale and speed we need. Fortunately, this Administration and Department have taken decisive action in reforming our acquisition system and setting stable demand signals to industry. But we need a whole of nation approach to revitalizing our defense industrial base. Read more in Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy Hon. Michael Cadenazzi's "Faces Of NPS" feature below, and tune in to next week's 23rd Annual NPS Acquisition Research Symposium & Innovation Summit for more conversations with Hon. Cadenazzi, Under Secretary of War Michael Duffey, and Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition & Sustainment!
A new "Faces of NPS" interview with the Honorable Michael Cadenazzi, Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy paints a picture of Naval Postgraduate School as a collaborative hub for de-risking technology: "By fostering an ecosystem where NPS research can easily spin out, the Department can let venture capital place the bets and assume the early-stage risk on a dozen different approaches to a problem." Mr. Cadenazzi discusses his own experience at NPS, how NPS spur rapid innovation and iteration, and how DOW can leverage institutions like NPS to deliver capability to the warfighter at speed and scale. 👉 Check out the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gZE2dvrn 👉 And be sure to register for next's weeks free, online event, "Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities: NPS's 23rd Annual Acquisition Research Symposium & Innovation Summit" to hear Hon. Cadenazzi speak at greater length about the ongoing efforts to put the defense industrial base on a wartime footing: https://lnkd.in/g3tynYPs This free, unclassified, sponsored event takes place online on May 6 & 7. ✅ Go here to see the full program and complete your registration: https://lnkd.in/g3tynYPs Naval Postgraduate School Foundation & Alumni Association | Department of Acquisition, Finance, and Manpower at Naval Postgraduate School | Naval Warfare Studies Institute at Naval Postgraduate School #defense #research #acquisition
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