Will Roper

• Air Force starts new initiative to harness the power of startup companies

  The new program blueSHIFT will help the U.S. Air Force focus on awarding contracts to creative, small businesses, Secretary Heather Wilson says.

  Contracts/Awards

  November 19, 2018
• Myths and misconceptions about SBIR

  Geoff Orazem, managing partner of Easten Foundry, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss how agencies of the federal government can use Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) to solve complex problems. September 25, 2018

  Federal Tech Talk

  September 25, 2018
• Software is Air Force acquisition’s biggest problem, Roper says

  The Air Force is still trying to figure out how to make its software more agile.

  Air Force

  April 30, 2018
• DoD reshuffles panel tasked with speedy adoption of cloud computing

  Deputy Defense secretary Patrick Shanahan alters the membership of DoD's Cloud Executive Working Group, removing its acquisition chief, adding its CIO.

  Defense

  January 08, 2018
• Recently declassified Pentagon weapons office says rapid prototyping is secret to its success

  The Defense Department's Strategic Capabilities Office has managed to successfully transition all six of the weapons systems it's developed into programs of record that are now controlled by the military services. The secret to its success, according to the SCO's director, is its insistence on prototyping.

  Defense News

  May 05, 2017