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ARM WARFIGHTERS FASTER THROUGH
 MID-TIER ACQUISITION AUTHORITY

WITH BILL GREENWALT, FOUNDER OF THE SILICON VALLEY DEFENSE GROUP AND FORMER SENIOR DOD OFFICIAL

02:47      Why McCain championed regulation change over a 3-year period
04:46      Regulation change on The Hill starts with the right leadership 
07:19       The DoD required up to 15 years to arm the warfighter
08:38      McCain’s team started by improving commercial item contracting
09:45      How middle-tier acquisition authority was initiated
10:14       Reducing a 15-year process to a 3-to-5-year
11:05       Mid-tier acquisition authority streamlines the way for SpaceX
12:47       It is also used to fund & deliver COVID vaccines
16:02       Eliminate the China threat by targeting 10% of DoD budget 
19:46       Spend 10% of DoD budget with a focused, accountable process
22:03       New leaders on The Hill can make a difference. Who are they? 
23:01       To initiate positive change, it truly takes a village with a focus
26:47       Mentors make a difference. Mine made a huge impact 
02:47    Why McCain championed regulation change over a 3-year period
04:46    Regulation change on The Hill starts with the right leadership 
07:19    The DoD required up to 15 years to arm the warfighter
08:38    McCain’s team started by improving commercial item contracting
09:45    How middle-tier acquisition authority was initiated
10:14    Reducing a 15-year process to arm the warfighter in 3-to-5 years 
11:05    Mid-tier acquisition authority streamlines the way for SpaceX
12:47    Mid-tier acquisition authority is used to fund & deliver COVID vaccines
16:02    Eliminate the China threat by targeting 10% of an annual DoD budget 
19:46    Spending 10% of a DoD budget with a focused, accountable process
22:03    New leaders on The Hill can make a difference. Who will step up?
23:01    To initiate positive change, it truly takes a village with a focus
26:47    Mentors make a difference. Mine made a huge impact 

Host Tim Templeton talks with Bill Greenwalt, founder of the Silicon Valley Defense Group and former senior DoD official. Why should it take 15 years to arm the warfighter? Mid-Tier Acquisition Authority can take that number down to 3. Plus, it not only streamlines the funding and approval process for Covid vaccines, but it’s also paving the way for SpaceX munitions at 10% of the usual time and cost. 

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Greenwalt is a non-resident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on the expansion of America's defense, industrial base, and defense management issues. Issues include technology transfer reform, defense acquisition and procurement reform, technology policy and innovation, and the civil-military integration of US and Allied commercial and defense industrial basis. 

Dr. Greenwalt is also a founder of the Silicon Valley Defense Group. 

He served in senior positions at the Department of Defense in Congress, and in the defense industry as Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Industrial Policy. He advised the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics on all matters relating to the defense industrial base in Congress. 

He also served as a senior staff member for the Senate Armed Service Committee, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee. In the private sector, Dr. Greenwalt worked for Lockheed Martin and the Aerospace Industries Association.

Dr. Greenwalt earned his BA in Economics and Political Science from California State University Long Beach, an MA in International Relations and Defense and Security Studies from the University of Southern California, and his Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Maryland.

Biography

Dr. Greenwalt is a non-resident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on the expansion of America's defense, industrial base, and defense management issues. Issues include technology transfer reform, defense acquisition and procurement reform, technology policy and innovation, and the civil-military integration of US and Allied commercial and defense industrial basis. 

Dr. Greenwalt is also a founder of the Silicon Valley Defense Group. 

He served in senior positions at the Department of Defense in Congress, and in the defense industry as Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Industrial Policy. He advised the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics on all matters relating to the defense industrial base in Congress. 

He also served as a senior staff member for the Senate Armed Service Committee, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee. In the private sector, Dr. Greenwalt worked for Lockheed Martin and the Aerospace Industries Association. Dr. Greenwalt earned his BA in Economics and Political Science from California State University Long Beach, an MA in International Relations and Defense and Security Studies from the University of Southern California, and his Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Maryland.

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