Archive - Defense Tech and Acquisition

FY27 Budget and Potential Ways Ahead

What Congress has done, what it hasn't, and how to plan for both.

Oct 6 • Pete Modigliani and Matt MacGregor

Headlines: Major Awards, Initiatives, and Command

The Department is Making Strategic Moves in Autonomous Warfare

Oct 3 • Pete Modigliani and Matt MacGregor

September 2026

JCIDS is Dead. The Services Dug It Back Up

The Services are Slow to Develop a Modern Requirements System

Sep 29 • Pete Modigliani and Matt MacGregor

Headlines: Happy New Fiscal Year

FY27 Begins Under Another Continuing Resolution Amid Many Challenges

Sep 27 • Pete Modigliani and Matt MacGregor

Headlines: Air and Space Force Aim High

Welcome to the latest edition of Defense Tech and Acquisition.

Sep 20 • Matt MacGregor and Pete Modigliani

From Programs To Portfolios: Acquisition in the PAE Era

How PAEs, Industry and Congress Can Adapt to This New Paradigm

Sep 15 • Pete Modigliani and Matt MacGregor

Headlines: Investing In a Modern Force

Welcome to the latest edition of Defense Tech and Acquisition. On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we mourn those we lost and will never forget why we must…

Sep 12 • Pete Modigliani and Matt MacGregor

Headlines: The Future is Supersonic

New Secretaries of Army and Navy, supersonic aircraft, munitions, and engines, and positioning the defense industry for growth.

Sep 6 • Matt MacGregor and Pete Modigliani

August 2026

Headlines: Modernize, Innovate, and Compete

Challenges and advancements in delivering disruptive defense tech.

Aug 29 • Pete Modigliani and Matt MacGregor

Headlines: Supply Chains Will Determine Dominance

Welcome to the latest edition of Defense Tech and Acquisition.

Aug 23 • Pete Modigliani and Matt MacGregor

Are the Tech Bros Blockheads?

Will the Pentagon Ever Let Defense Tech Companies Kick The Football?

Aug 20 • Pete Modigliani and Matt MacGregor

Headlines: More Munitions and Ships

Welcome to the latest edition of Defense Tech and Acquisition.

Aug 15 • Pete Modigliani and Matt MacGregor

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