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What Secretary Hegseth Got Right—and Missed—in His Call for Acquisition Reform
By: Michael Morford Download PDF What Secretary Hegseth Got Right—and Missed—in His Call for Acquisition Reform Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s remarks last Friday on
White Paper: Civilian Industrial Reserve Forces (CIRF)
By: Michael Morford Download PDF Civilian Industrial Response Forces (CIRF) A National Surge Workforce for the Modern Era Background: The Proven Guard & Reserve Model
White Paper: What Large Language Models Can’t Do (Yet)
By: Michael Morford Download PDF What Large Language Models Can’t Do (Yet) A Practical Guide for DOD Leaders Understanding the Invisible Limitations of ChatGPT, Ask
Press Release: ASPI USA, Knudsen Institute, and Oklahoma Institutions Align to Operationalize Oklahoma Chair
Creation of the ASPI USA Oklahoma Chair for Strategic Policy and International Engagement Building on a series of strategic partnerships across Oklahoma, the Knudsen Institute
Best Track Paper Runner-up at IISE 2025 Modeling & Simulation Division
Congratulations to Binoy Debnath, Zahra Pourfarash and of course Knudsen’s own Bhairavsingh Ghorpade for your paper titled “Integrating Reverse Engineering and Life Expectancy Analysis in
From Arsenal to Partner: Rethinking America’s Role in the Global Defense Industrial Base
For decades, Europe has been a loyal and strategic customer of U.S. defense systems. American jets patrol NATO skies, American missiles guard European borders, and