The political-economy of defense with Russell Rumbaugh

I was pleased to have Russell Rumbaugh join me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss some of the most fundamental issues facing defense management. He is the systems director at the Aerospace Corporation's center for space policy and strategy. Though we went off script for nearly the entire episode, it was the conversation I wanted to have with Russ. We hit questions including: - Is weapons choice a political or technocratic process? - Was defense really more innovative in the 1940s and 50s? - Is there a boomerang effect in defense S&T? - How can shared data be used to improve analysis of the force structure? - Is the DoD organization at odds with portfolio management? This podcast was produced by Eric Lofgren. Soundtrack by urmymuse: "reflections of u". You can follow us on Twitter @AcqTalk and find more information at AcquisitionTalk.com.