Frank Kendall, former US under secretary for defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, discusses how even short-term government shutdowns and continuing resolutions can negatively impact defense, how the Budget Control Act shaped the US defense-industrial base during his time at the Pentagon, the Pentagon’s acquisition reorganization and more in a Jan. 22, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.