Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall said the acquisition reform language under debate in the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 2016 have mostly been removed following talks between lawmakers, Defense News reported Tuesday. Aaron
MoreThe House-approved defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2016 requires the Defense Departmentâs operational test and evaluation director to monitor acquisition program delays and cost increases associated with operational tests, Federal News Radio reported
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The U.S. Air Force has begun to adopt some of the lessons learned from the Long Range Strike Bomber program in an effort to promote best practices and achieve efficiency in the
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Frank Kendall, acquisition chief at the Defense Department, has said that he considers Canadian technology suppliers a key participant in U.S.’ F-35 program, Defense News reported Tuesday. “We make our decisions on
MoreIndustry can help shape contracting requirements and should give agencies information on the work done in commercial markets to help customers address requirements before the government starts an acquisition initiative, a GSA executive has told
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Frank Kendall, acquisition chief at the Defense Department, has said he is amenable to the idea of revising a proposed rule for the acquisition of commercial products at DoD, Defense News reported
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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) believes that a new proposed rule for the acquisition of commercial products at the Defense Department “undermines” efforts to drive collaboration with Silicon Valley, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. Colin Clark
MoreThe General Services Administration is in talks with the Defense Information Systems Agency about the possible launch of a commercial cloud computing service-focused governmentwide acquisition contract, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jared
MoreFrank Kendall, acquisition chief at the Defense Department, has said that it could take DoD a few more years to recover from the impact of budget uncertainty caused by sequestration, FCW reported
MoreAdm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, has told Defense News the U.S. Navy will have to delay aircraft construction, shipbuilding and other projects if continuing resolutions will continue beyond the first quarter of
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