
Banking
How Milestone C Decides Whether a Weapons Program Reaches Production
The DoD's Milestone C review is the formal gate between a prototype and low-rate production, governed by strict criteria under DoD Instruction 5000.85.
Banking covers institutions and their systems: how deposits are funded and priced, what a core migration involves, which licensing route a provider chose, and the cost per account determining viability. Written for bank product and strategy teams, and for anyone assessing a digital institution's durability.

The DoD's Milestone C review is the formal gate between a prototype and low-rate production, governed by strict criteria under DoD Instruction 5000.85.

The $250,000 FDIC limit applies per depositor, per bank, per ownership category — here's what that means in practice, what accounts qualify, and how credit…