Last week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth released a memo outlining a series of reforms to the defense acquisition system. In this episode of the Mission Matters podcast, David Rothzeid and Mike Brown break down what these reforms are and what impact they will have on the defense startup community.

We cover:

• The details of the reforms themselves (abolishing JCIDS, changing PEOs to PAEs, MOSA, and more)
• Why some legacy incumbents may resist these changes
• How to incentivize people within the Department to make these reforms a reality
• How startups should work to take advantage of the reforms
• And more

For more, check out David's blog post on the subject: https://drothzeid.medium.com/making-speed-and-accountability-the-new-normal-in-defense-acquisition-88cb84adfb65