Applying Elon's Algorithm to the DoD

Published on January 3, 2025

As longtime champions of reforming the defense bureaucracy to enable speed and agility, the recent resurgence of Elon Musk’s algorithm sparked an interest for a Substack post for how to apply it to the DoD, particularly in acquisition. Todd Harrison recently published Will Musk’s Algorithm reduce military inefficiency—or increase risk? which was an interesting take. We took a different approach.

A summary from Grok:

Elon Musk's algorithm is a methodology designed to enhance efficiency and productivity, particularly in manufacturing and problem-solving scenarios.

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