Commentary
An open letter to the incoming U.S. secretary of defense:
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The Key to Modernizing Defense Acquisitions
Cultural change is key to modernizing defense acquisitions
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Jan. 30, 2025. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images
Ben Buchheim-Jurisson
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Ben Buchheim-Jurisson is a JD/MBA candidate at Harvard University and a former intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force.