What Questions Are Wargames Designed to Answer?
A simulation and a wargame may examine the same problem. They are unlikely to answer the same question.
Gaming to Win: Expanding the Role of Digital Wargaming
Digital wargaming is gaining momentum across defense and beyond.
Wargaming at the Edge of Reality: What Modern Conflict Now Demands
Wargaming is no longer a step removed from conflict. It is operating inside it.
Workforce Mobility Employee Spotlight: Alex Schmid
00:00 Available now on: Back to Blog Post When Alex Schmid joined Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA), she expected to build technical modeling skills. What she found instead was an opportunity to shape her role much earlier than anticipated. Within her first year, Alex moved from learning new tools to contributing to mission-focused analysis and […]
Engineering the Human Interface: Why Fit is a Mission-Critical Requirement
00:00 Available now on: Back to Blog Post When Margaret “Maggi” Richard evaluates a piece of high-stakes equipment, she isn’t just looking at the hardware; she is looking for the friction points where a system fails its operator. Whether it is a glove that blunts a medic’s dexterity or a respirator mask that fails to […]
SPA’s Maritime Plaza Collaboration Space Opens to Support SLCM-N Collaboration
On January 12, Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA) officially opened the Maritime Plaza Collaboration Space in Washington, D.C. The space was developed to support the Navy’s nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) team and culminated more than a year of planning and coordination among SPA, the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), and other SLCM-N industry partners. […]
SPA Featured on Great Day Washington: A Top Workplace and Growing Team
Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA) was recently featured on Great Day Washington, where Terry Benedict, president of SPA, discussed what makes the company a top workplace in Northern Virginia and why SPA continues to grow its workforce in support of national security missions. During the segment, Mr. Benedict highlighted SPA’s long-standing commitment to transparency, collaboration, […]
Leading the Charge in National Security: Insights from SPA’s CEO Rich Sawchak
In today’s complex and rapidly shifting national security environment, where technology drives mission priorities and innovation is critical, Systems Planning & Analysis, Inc. (SPA) stands as a trusted partner for US armed forces, the Department of Defense, intelligence agencies, and Homeland Security leaders. Rich Sawchak, CEO of SPA, recently joined Federal Drive host Terry Gerton in the […]
Space Warfare: How the U.S. Can Stay Ahead in the Orbital Arms Race
This is part 2 of a 4-part series. Read the previous posts here and subscribe to get the final post when it’s published. From Congested Orbits to Contested Battlespace The space domain has transformed in scale, scope, and strategic consequence. What once was a benign operational backdrop is now a contested warfighting domain. China and […]
Operating in a Contested Orbit: Why Culture and Doctrine Are Key Elements of Space Superiority
This is part 1 of a 4-part series. Read the previous posts here and subscribe to get the final post when it’s published. Rebuilding Strategic Advantage in Orbit In 2008, the number of tracked objects in orbit was just over 9,500. Today, that number exceeds 47,000—and rising. Satellites, debris, and maneuverable platforms crowd every regime […]