Episode 158: Rapid Acquisition for Defense
Event details
Date
July 23, 2025
12:00am
Time Zone
Eastern Time
Location
Virtual
Episode audio
About Episode 158
What needs to happen to improve government acquisition processes so we can go faster to defend and protect our nation and our allies? There are “pockets of innovation” that could be scaled, but how is that balanced with risk? Join CSPS senior policy analyst Andrew Berglund as he talks to former Assistant Secretary of Defense and former staffer on the House Armed Services Committee, Stephen Kitay, now Senior Vice President for Space Defense at True Anomaly.
This episode is part of the Going Faster Series that discusses various facets of speed, agility, innovation, and rapid deployment in national security, civil, and commercial space.
Featured Experts
Andrew Berglund

Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
Andrew Berglund is a senior policy analyst in the Center for Space Policy and Strategy at The Aerospace Corporation.
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/andrew-berglund