Rapid Lorna – Agile Acquisition Blog
"I wasn't built for comfort—I was built for speed." — "Bad for Good"
Serialized from Contracting for Rapid Acquisition: A Practical and Personal Guide to Disrupting the Status Quo for a More Responsive Future by Lorna E. Tedder In my last series of articles, you met the Trifecta of Effectiveness—tools, mindset, and relationships. That trio forms the foundation for any effective organization, especially in the world of acquisition. Even […]
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For almost four decades, I’ve watched the ebb and flow of Federal Acquisition. I’ve stalked the patterns and cycles enough to be considered a visionary, or a psychic, or just an old-timer of a human archive who remembers all the struggles both the Government and Contractors have faced in that time and all the ways […]
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I’m hard-pressed to find anyone who thinks that “deferred resignations” or anything from the new OPM’s “Fork in the Road” initiative for civil servants is well-thought out—unless the plan was for utter chaos with a side of cruelty. I say this as a swing voter who was a public servant under 10 administrations and saw reductions […]
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I haven’t been able to look at a jar of peanut butter in years. Ever since a certain PEO turned peanut butter spread into a verb. Not that the Program Executive Officer was a bad guy. Not at all. But as a Contracting Officer, I hated how he handled budget cuts. I don’t think he […]
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Having spent an entire career in Acquisition, I’ve heard the word sustainability more than most humans I haven’t worked with. Now I’m hearing it more outside of Acquisition than ever before. Isn’t it funny how we can apply the word sustainability to weapon systems and forget to apply it to people? How often did I […]
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I’ve taken for granted how incredibly lucky I was when I was a Contracting intern and brand new Unlimited Contracting Officer as a GS 12 with barely 4 years’ experience. Eons ago. Back when dirt was new and fire was an emerging technology. I’m stopping to think about it only now when I’ve left the […]
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