Defense Acquisition Magazine November-December 2025

06 A Systems Approach to Sustainable Innovation Amanda M. Girth, Ph.D.; Laura Ma g uire, Ph.D.; and Michael F. Rayo, Ph.D.

The new Innovation Alliance Program can help Department of War (DoW) ac- quisition teams identify and scale grass- roots innovations by diagnosing system- ic barriers and stress-testing solutions.

12 The Value of

Warfighting Innovation Thom Hawkins and Tom Housel

Traditional return on investment met- rics are insufficient for evaluating inno- vation. Use of complexity-based metrics like knowledge value-added is proposed as an alternative. 18 Revolutionizing Planning and Operations With AI Maj Caleb “CJ” Werner, USSF

23 Artificial Intelligence— Trust But Verify Col. Robert Joslin, USMC (Ret.), Ph.D.

A Pilot Intervention Rating Scale can be created for use during Test & Evaluation flights involving artificial intelligence systems.

AI can transform space systems acqui- sition through practical applications and lessons learned from implementing the large language models within Space Sys- tems Command.

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