The Department of Defense Acquisition Regulations System has finalized its amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to incorporate policies from the Buy American Act. The amendment, which is based on
MoreThe Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has released an industry security letter, or ISL, clarifying the process for verifying government contracting activity authorization for the use of commercial cloud services — a.k.a.
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The Department of Defense has begun soliciting comments on a proposed rule that seeks to establish data requirements for vendors to facilitate the determination of price reasonableness and commerciality for certain procurements
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The Department of Defense has proposed changes to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to restrict the government from procuring more than one low-rate initial production lot, or LRIP, related to a
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A new CyberSheath study has found that defense contractors showed an average score of -15 in the Supplier Performance Risk System, which is used to determine whether vendors meet the 110 security
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The Department of Defense has released a final rule that authorizes DOD to procure commercial innovative products and services through a competitive selection process resulting from a commercial solutions opening and peer
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The Department of Defense has released a final rule that would allow the award of a follow-on production contract to a vendor working on a prototype project without using competitive processes. The
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A CyberSheath Services International study has found that 87 percent of defense contractors have fallen short of reaching a score of 70 in the Supplier Performance Risk System, a metric used to
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The Pentagon paused deliveries of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter jet in late August after discovering that China-made alloys were used in magnets within the aircraft’s turbomachine. William LaPlante, undersecretary for acquisition
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The Information Technology Industry (ITI) Council, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and the Professional Services Council (PSC) have presented six recommendations to the Department of Defense (DOD) to better support the review
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