Defense Acquisition Magazine July-August 2025

06 Interview With Lt. Gen. William Mark Faulkner,

USMC (Ret.), President of the Institute for Defense and Business Benjamin Tyree Lt. Gen. Faulkner was interviewed on May 21, 2025, by Defense Acquisition maga- zine managing editor Benjamin Tyree.

12 Contracting Concepts: Prompt Payment Act Jennifer Jones

A reliable cash flow is a key industry mo- tivation.

18 Rise of the Coast

24 Lessons From Space on Digital Transformation Maj Caleb “CJ” Werner

Guard’s Foreign Military Sales Program Benjamin Posil, U.S. Coast Guard At nearly the $1 billion milestone in cur- rent projects, one of the U.S. Security Cooperation enterprise’s perennial over- achievers runs full speed ahead.

Hard-won lessons from the front lines of defense digital transformation provide strategies for building high-performing teams and a culture of innovation.

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