defense procurement

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 16, 2025 by Brian Schimpf · across every show →

Everything said about defense procurement, oldest first

Dec 16, 2025 negative
Opinion
Schimpf: Traditional cost-plus defense contracts are a disaster
“Versus the traditional approach where it's like the government took all the risk and you get a fixed profit fee. That's a disaster. Like everything just gets more complex and more expensive. It doesn't work out.”
Brian Schimpf Dec 16, 2025 ▶ 10:20 Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf on $1B+ Revenue & Still Doubling · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Apr 29, 2026 negative
Insight
Harrison: Bureaucracy Imposes a Million Taxes of Friction on Defense R&D
“It's like, if I ask you to build something that you don't know how to build, it requires a ton of experimentation. But if you have a bean counter along the way, where every time you try and run an experiment, they're introducing three to five to 12 weeks of pr…”
Kyle Harrison Apr 29, 2026 ▶ 13:39 300 Pages on Anduril: Inside Modern Warfare · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
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