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The Government Accountability Office has said the Defense Department should develop certifications and training for personnel that provide intelligence support for acquisition programs. GAO said in a report issued Tuesday a lack of certifications for intelligence

The U.S. Army has put a robotic vehicle into a new program that seeks to expedite the acquisition process and facilitate the deployment of new technology platforms to soldiers, the National Defense

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command organization gave small businesses approximately 39.3 percent or $300 million out of $762.5 million in contract funds over fiscal year 2016. The U.S. Army

Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, the U.S. Air Force‘s military deputy for acquisition, has set a goal for the service branch to award sole-source contracts within a timeframe of 10 months, Federal News Radio reported

The Government Accountability Office has said that the Department of Homeland Security‘s Office of the Chief Information Officer should serve as a principal on the reinstated Joint Requirements Council to help minimize risks in information

A Department of the Navy official has said the service branch has started to develop a draft version of a roadmap that seeks to integrate unmanned technology platforms with acquisition, operational and programmatic

Frank Kendall, defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, has said the Defense Department has reached a 30-year low in cost growth on major acquisition programs, Defense One reported Monday. Marcus Weisgerber writes Kendall published an

The General Services Administration has received “best-in-class” designations for SmartPay 2 and SmartPay 3 government-wide contracts for charge cards and other payment services. David Shea, director of the center for charge card

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has proposed to release a new circular that seeks to implement category management in an effort to facilitate the acquisition of common goods and services by

Katrina McFarland, acquisition chief at the U.S. Army; and Lt. Gen. Michael Williamson, principal military deputy to the service branch’s acquisition chief; have discussed acquisition reform initiatives and procurement priorities at the military