The State of Defense Appropriations

Matt MacGregor, Fellow at the Acquisition Innovation Research Center and Senior Director for Strategic Growth at Anduril Industries, joins the podcast to discuss how Congress plans to fund Pentagon modernization programs. In this episode, they dive into the current state of the Congressional defense appropriations process and their implications for emerging defense technologies, including:   - Winners and losers in the House and Senate defense appropriations bills including research and technology programs. - How high priority technology activities, like the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve, Replicator, and the Defense Innovation Unit, are faring in the appropriations negotiations - given Congressional concerns over innovation funds. - New budget reform flexibilities like budget line consolidation and portfolio management being considered by Congress to give DOD more ability to move money faster to keep up with emerging technologies and threats, including how they are handling the recommendations of the PPBE Commission. - Where the appropriations process goes from here in the current political climate.   Defense Tech and Acquisition News substack: https://defenseacquisition.substack.com/ To receive updates about the conference please join our mailing list here: https://www.emergingtechnologiesinsti...   http://emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org   / emergingtecheti    / ndia-eti-emerging-technologies-institute    / emergingtecheti