Like many people, I watched the new You Can See Everything documentary last weekend. As I listened to discussions about what Elizabeth Holmes meant when she claimed Theranos could perform certain functions, I found myself thinking less about Theranos and more about a dynamic I've observed throughout my career in government technology procurement. The Theranos story is obviously an extreme case. But the pressures that contributed to it are not entirely unfamiliar. Technology i

While this reflection is fueled by a personal experience, it resonates even more deeply with me professionally. Recently, my son completed his end-of-grade competency testing. Reading comprehension proved challenging for him in a few areas. Around the same time, he began asking more questions about my favorite novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. A first edition sits prominently in our family room. Years ago, we even named our first family dog, Radley, after one of the book's most m