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Expert analysis from a global defense and federal funding expert.
Twenty Minutes Better
Summer has a different rhythm. There are airport gates instead of conference rooms, long drives instead of back-to-back meetings, and just a little more margin in the day. Even when the calendar remains full, there are moments between meetings that don’t exist during the rest of the year.
Why We Cheer for the Underdog
My extended Navy deployments all took place during the summer, which meant repeated Mediterranean port calls during Wimbledon, the World Cup, and the European football championships. At the time, most Americans, me included, paid little attention to international soccer. But once we tied up overseas, it was impossible
The Quantum Conversation Most Miss
What Do You Know About Quantum? Imagine waking up tomorrow to discover GPS no longer works. Not because the satellites disappeared. Because they’re being jammed, spoofed, or denied by an adversary. Suddenly, military formations, autonomous systems, precision weapons, commercial aircraft, financial networks, and even your smartphone are all
America at 250: Imagining the Next Fifty Years
“We don’t inherit history to preserve it. We inherit to extend it.” I was thirteen during America’s Bicentennial in 1976. Like many Americans, I remember the tall ships filling New York Harbor, the International Naval Review, fireworks that seemed larger than life, and the patriotic keepsakes that found
Gallon Jugs and Million-Gallon Problems
The Reflecting Pool in Washington recently turned green. Most of the coverage focused on the algae, the treatment, and the cleanup effort. What caught my attention was something else. I wasn’t surprised by the green water. I’ve owned multiple pools and lived with potable water issues on ships
The Inflection Point
Ten Predictions for the Next Twelve Months I regularly publish predictions. You seem to love them if only to reply with your agreement or disagreement. The image is a hat tip to Johnny Carson’s Carnac the Magnificent. Executives, investors, and policymakers will increasingly confuse announcements with outcomes. Some
