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Preparing for the Predictable: Why Familiar Acquisition Risks Continue to Resurface

Listen to this article: 00:00 The acquisition community has spent decades studying schedule delays, cost growth, technology maturity challenges, and industrial capacity constraints. Yet many of the same issues continue to resurface across programs. If these challenges are so familiar, why do they continue to disrupt outcomes? SPA Cost Analysts

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From Viable to Defendable: Designing Programs That Deliver

In defense acquisition, selecting the best technical solution is not enough. Success depends on how well that choice holds up under scrutiny—from oversight bodies, Congress,

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