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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ArsTechnica.com reports that NASA plans to competitively rebid the JPL FFRDC contract in 2028, and is encouraging places other than CalTech to bid.
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Seems pretty stupid. [/quote]

why? more competition is good. For stuff that other contractors could do, why we need to pick FFRDCs? everything is outdated over there and they just care about writing reports and a billing account. They have no incentive to find a solution for DoD[/quote]

As opposed to who, exactly? Deloitte? Palantir? I've got all the complaints with FFRDCs there are to have, but DoD does this to itself with how it contracts, and it's sure not getting better.[/quote]

What specific value add has any of the studies and analysis FFRDCs provided since 2020?[/quote]

How do you think this works? DoD asks for a particular report and the vendor delivers within the constraints DoD has set, which are significant. A different vendor isn't going to get you what you want because the problems are the assignment and the constraints. [/quote]

I pay for a report, an FFRDC delivers it under the contract, then immediately dumps it into the public domain. Weeks later their staff are writing think pieces off it for Foreign Affairs and the New York Times, and [b]their fellows are roaming the Pentagon [/b]using the same report to push the next round of recycled hot takes. At thiis point the whole thing just turns into a taxpayer-funded content mill that counteracts any value the original report created for me.

Valid point. I agree
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who are these 'fellows'?
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My guess is that it’s probably fellows from RAND. They just fill out a short form over there to become a research fellow. Many seem to have little expertise in the topics they write commentaries on. A lot of what they produce reads more like opinion pieces than serious research reports and many seem to only have bachelor’s degrees so they come across more like interns than SMEEs. Drives me nuts

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here is the short form! https://www.rand.org/global-and-emerging-risks/centers/ai-security-and-technology/fellows.html[/quote]

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