Lauren A. Kahn co-authored an analysis published by the Council on Foreign Relations alongside Erin D. Dumbacher and Michael C. Horowitz. The piece examines proposed reforms to the Pentagon’s acquisition system, which aim to speed the delivery of military capabilities and strengthen the U.S. defense enterprise in the face of emerging global challenges.
Reforms will succeed only if they propel innovation and will fail if they replicate old problems among new defense industry suppliers or undermine testing to verify if new capabilities work.Lauren A. Kahn, Erin D. Dumbacher, and Michael C. Horowitz
The authors emphasized the broader challenge of implementing meaningful change in defense procurement, noting, “Reforms will succeed only if they propel innovation and avoid replicating old problems among new defense industry suppliers.”
To read the full analysis, visit the Council on Foreign Relations.