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When the world's at stake, go beyond the headlines.

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By Madeline Field, Jarrett Lane
| War on the Rocks Verified
Commercial technologies are enabling the U.S. military and militaries around the world to operate with greater efficiency, speed, precision, and lethality. The benefits of commercial capabilities can be particularly impactful given the defense industrial base’s struggles to produce at the speed and scale needed to outmatch China, Russia, and other aligned adversaries. It is largely for these reasons that President Donald Trump mandated the Department of Defense to preference commercial solutions.
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DOGE Needs an Assist From Congress to Ensure Savings

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By Jarrett Lane, Wilson Beaver
| The Daily Signal Verified
Government waste is nothing new. For years, reports from Republican Sen. Rand Paul’s Festivus Report and the Government Accountability Office have detailed billions in taxpayer dollars squandered on frivolous projects—yet little has changed. The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, initiative has joined the fight, once again exposing inefficiencies, fraud, and abuse.
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Failures of Imagination: The Military’s Biggest Acquisition Challenge

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By Jarrett Lane, Michelle Johnson
| War on the Rocks Verified
Being stuck in yesterday’s thinking isn’t a new problem for the U.S. military. In 1898, Alfred Mahan said that “no service can or should be expected to reform itself.” Fast-forward to the 1950s and Curtis LeMay, ever the strategic bombing evangelist, dismissed ICBMs as “f—king firecrackers.” And up until a decade or so ago, the idea of using drones to deliver firepower ran up against every pilot in the Defense Department who saw it as a threat to their jobs and identity.
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