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Weapon Systems Annual Assessment

Weapon Systems Annual Assessment

GAO’s latest assessment finds the Department of Defense continues to fall short on delivering advanced weapon systems quickly and cost-effectively. Many programs using acquisition pathways designed for speed instead suffered…

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The Rising Returns to R&D: Ideas Are Not Getting Harder to Find

The Rising Returns to R&D: Ideas Are Not Getting...

Despite concerns that “ideas are getting harder to find,” this paper finds that R&D has actually become more productive over the last four decades. Using U.S. Census data from 1976…

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China’s Manufacturing Innovation Centers

China’s Manufacturing Innovation Centers

A Benchmarking Report for the Manufacturing USA Network China’s Manufacturing Innovation Centers (MICs) are key components of the “Made in China 2025” strategy, aiming to position China as a global…

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Intellectual Property: Information on Third-Party Funding of Patent Litigation

Intellectual Property: Information on Third-Party...

Patent litigation is increasingly shaped by third-party funding, providing resource-constrained inventors and organizations the ability to pursue cases. While this funding expands access to justice, it also raises questions about…

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2022: What Is Made in America? Quantitative Measures of Domestic American Production

2022: What Is Made in America? Quantitative...

Complex supply chains make measuring “made in America” challenging. American manufacturers produce everyday products—like computers, cars, clothing, and furniture—using a global network of supply chains. This means many manufactured products…

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Scaling App Development While Meeting Security Standards

Scaling App Development While Meeting Security...

The dream for any software development team is constant, stable releases. The faster teams get the work they’ve created into production, the faster the agency can derive value from that…

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