Interview: Temporary Technological Dominance and DoD’s Offset Strategy
December 10, 2014
Editor’s Note: As a part of our Beyond Offset initiative with the Center for a New American Security, we’re featuring a series of short interviews with leading experts on defense innovation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iglG6rtJVUg
Peter A. Newell (@id8group) is the managing partner of BMNT Partners, a Silicon Valley based company that provides a platform where innovators can work together at the intersection between business, government, academia and society. He is a recently retired U.S. Army Colonel and the former Director of the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force.
Right on, Pete. A successful offset strategy must combine technological innovation and human ingenuity. We have unique human capital advantages, after 10+ years of joint conflict operations; that, combined with the right mix of technology, creates unique advantage and winning approach (whether we’re talking about near peer competitors or non-state adversaries).