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Following is an introduction to the draft BBP 3.0, with details and Kendall’s com- ments on each of the eight focus areas. Kendall’s statements come from both his presentation at CSIS and a white paper released the same day.


AFFORDABLE PROGRAMS BBP 2.0, Kendall said, “is not dead; 2.0 is alive and well.” Although he consid- ers some of the elements of BBP 2.0 complete, some continue with modi- fications to their emphasis and some simply continue. “Tere’s an enormous amount of continuity between 2.0 and 3.0,” he added.


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FULL STEM AHEAD Kristine Tanabe, a postdoctoral catalyst development specialist, listens to 2LT Nicole Boda, Army Reserve officer with the 863rd Engineer Battalion, at the Argonne National Laboratory in Darien, IL, as part of a photo shoot that promotes citizen-Soldiers in the STEM industries. Kendall wants to see DOD improve its support for STEM education because it is critical for “our economic well- being, our economic competitiveness, our military competitiveness and our military superiority.” (U.S. Army photo by SFC Michel Sauret)


For example, Kendall said, “should cost” continues to be one of BBP’s core items. Indeed, he wrote, “Tis initiative requires the active management of cost, start- ing with the deep understanding of cost structures, followed by identifying spe- cific goals for cost reduction (should-cost goals), and the efforts to achieve those cost reductions.”


In September, he said, “It’s not our duty to spend money and get it out the door; it’s our duty to control our costs and save money wherever we can to get more value for the taxpayer.”


STRIVING FOR SOLUTIONS Quoc Truong, a physical scientist with the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center, demonstrates how “omniphobic,” self-cleaning fabric repels liquids better than regular Army combat uniforms. The technology has made its way to the commercial market and has a wide variety of uses. Achieving dominance through technical excellence and innovation is at the heart of BBP 3.0. (Photo by David Kamm, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM))


DOMINANT CAPABILITIES Another key tenet of BBP 3.0 is building better partnerships among the various communities of stakeholders—acquisition, requirements and, in the new iteration, the intelligence community. “We have to be better at responding to threats, we have to understand the threats, and we have to incorporate that knowledge into our pro- grams and then make adjustments. Tat requires a stronger partnership with the intelligence community,” Kendall said.


Tat dominant-capabilities theme, he said, includes anticipating and planning for


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