Mike Sullivan

Mike Sullivan: Funding policies frequently thwart DoD innovation

The Defense Department invests billions of dollars every year in innovative technology, but the way it manages investments often runs counter to innovation.

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How Congress can force the administration to spend the money it appropriated

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GAO: DoD dragging its feet on revising weapon system acquisition programs

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Mike Sullivan: Room for improvement with DoD weapon system acquisition programs

Mike Sullivan, Government Accountability Office

Mike Sullivan, Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management Issues, GAO

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Mike Sullivan, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Issues, GAO

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In Depth Show Blog – September 4, 2013

Cost-conscious DoD reduces pricetag of big-ticket acquisition programs

In Depth Show Blog – April 1

In Depth interviews – March 14

In Depth interviews – December 17

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

In Depth interviews – June 21

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

In Depth interviews – June 19

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources. Across-the-board mandatory cuts have a lot of people on edge, especially those who work closely with the Defense Department. Across-the-board mandatory cuts have a lot of people on edge. But some of the rhetoric could be overblown, says Benjamin Friedman, a research fellow in defense and homeland security studies at the Cato Institute.