Gamechanger or Guideline? The Real Impact of Trump’s Acquisition Order

In the wake of President Trump's executive order prioritizing speed and agility in DoW critical technology procurement, OTAs are in the spotlight. Guest Doug Crowe joins to explain how we navigate acquiring critical and emerging technology in the modern age. Doug Crowe is the Senior Vice President of Program Management at NSTXL. Doug comes in with 40 years of expertise in the industry – he is a Navy veteran and is so intelligent in many different DoW systems. He brings great insight into the acquisition environment today – we explore what the executive order really means, how it could reshape defense contracting, and what the future holds for innovation across the defense industrial base. Get connected with Doug on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-crowe-b8548a2a/ Learn more about NSTXL at https://nstxl.org/ Chapters (00:00:00) - Defense Tech Podcast: Overtime Authorities reshaping the DoD(00:01:53) - Interviews with Doug Crow(00:03:29) - OTA Smarts(00:04:24) - Defense Acquisition Priorities Under the President's Executive Order(00:07:04) - Will OTAS Play a More Centricity in Defense Acquisitions(00:08:04) - ODM Technology Projects(00:13:46) - OTA Proposals(00:19:39) - OTAS: Dual Use Technologies(00:22:22) - President Trump on China's Developing New Weapons(00:25:09) - President Trump on Threats to Defense Tech(00:27:14) - Top Executives: On-Technology Agendas