Writing on government software delivery, acquisition, and mission execution.https://troydonovan.com/en-ushttps://troydonovan.com/insights/the-translator-problem/https://troydonovan.com/insights/the-translator-problem/Technical teams and program teams rarely fail because someone is wrong. They fail because no one owns the space between them. On the rarest and most underrated role in any serious program.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://troydonovan.com/insights/most-government-software-fails-at-the-sow/https://troydonovan.com/insights/most-government-software-fails-at-the-sow/The decisive failures in government software happen in the contract language, months before any team writes code. Where it goes wrong, and what good acquisition actually looks like.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT