Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has said her office plans to release new guidance late in the summer on how agencies can set up their own Buyers Club-type programs over the
MoreWilliam LaPlante, assistant secretary for acquisition of the U.S. Air Force, has said transparency, communication and agility are among the focus areas of the serviceâs acquisition strategies. LaPlante outlined the serviceâs top
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Alan Shaffer, the Defense Departmentâs acting assistant secretary for research and engineering, has said the department selected a U.S. Navy program as its pilot project under the military’s new âskunk worksâ weapons
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Frank Kendall, defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, said the focus of Better Buying Power 3.0 is for the U.S. to remain a top technology power and defense innovator, DoD News
MoreSome analysts have called on the Defense Department and its defense industry partners to continue work to improve the deployment of new technologies to keep pace with development, DoD Buzz reported Friday. Michael Hoffman writes the
MoreThe U.S. Navy plans to release an enterprise challenge statement on data analytics functions the service wants to help overhaul its personnel management system, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jared Serbu writes that the enterprise challenge
MoreU.S. Army Secretary John McHugh and Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno have highlighted the service’s continued efforts to reform its acquisition process and facilitate efficiency and oversight amid reduced budgets. “We take stewardship
MoreThe Senate Armed Services Committee was slated to discuss the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army budgets for major programs Wednesday amid concerns over capacity and modernization shortfalls, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. SASC
MoreThe Defense Department is working on a set of guidelines for how to implement the Better Buying Power 3.0 initiative in the Pentagon’s push to modify the way it acquires new technology
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Pentagon acquisitions chief Frank Kendall has said he wants the Joint Chiefs of Staff to have a greater role in efforts to build the military acquisition workforce and manage program budgets, Federal
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