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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
September 2018
AI: The Future of the Defense Industry?
By Susan Cassidy , Calvin Cohen and Zachary MearsThe technologies of the defense industry are in the early stages of a seismic shift in the area of intelligent warfare. Given the advances in the commercial world, the Pentagon has realized in some cases it may need to turn to nontraditional contractors to fill important roles and that it needs to ramp up its expertise in artificial intelligence. -
July 2018
Granston Memo Could Impact Qui Tam Actions
By Frederick Benson , Herbert L. Fenster and Peter Hutt IIA January Department of Justice memorandum directs prosecutors to more seriously consider dismissing certain qui tam actions brought pursuant to the False Claims Act. -
Robotics
June 2018
Industry Team Takes First Place in ThunderDrone Competition
By Vivienne MachiA team of four companies recently achieved victory in a contest organized by Special Operations Command to explore ways to counter enemy unmanned aerial systems. -
Defense Contracting
May 2018
Cost Overruns, Schedule Slips: The Norm, Not the Exception
By John C. JohnsonNumerous past government projects, such as infrastructure, federal buildings, hospitals, satellite programs and weapon systems, have suffered under cost overruns and schedule slips that resulted in billions of dollars of unplanned expenditures. -
April 2018
GSA Unveils Plan for New Online Shopping Portal
By Jennifer Plitsch , Susan B. Cassidy , Michael Wagner and Evan R. SherwoodFollowing instructions from Congress to create a new online shopping system leveraging existing commercial practices, the General Services Administration, in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget, has released an implementation plan to begin e-commerce purchases by 2019. -
March 2018
Problems Persist with Commercial Item Rule
By Kevin T. Barnett , Bryan Byrd , Jason Workmaster and Ryan BurnetteOn Jan. 31, the Defense Department published a final rule regarding commercial item purchasing. Among other amendments, the rule modifies the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement by: formalizing a presumption of commerciality for items that the department previously treated as commercial; providing commercial treatment to items offered by nontraditional defense contractors; and prioritizing the types of information that the contracting officer can consider when determining price reasonableness in the absence of adequate competition. -
January 2018
Congress Pushes Stronger ‘Buy American’ Rules
By Jeff Bozman , Justin M. Ganderson and Sandy HoeBack in November, this column reported on several developments related to President Donald Trump’s “Buy American” executive order, which set forth a policy to “maximize … use of goods, products and materials produced in the United States” through federal procurements. -
Budget
January 2018
HASC Chairman Urges Compromise to Reach Budget Deal
By Jon HarperWith a budget deadline quickly approaching, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee urged politicians on both sides of the aisle to compromise on controversial issues in order to pave the way for an increase in defense spending. -
Budget
November 2017
As Budget Deadline Looms, Top Lawmaker Sees Congress Heading Toward a 'Brick Wall'
By Connie LeeThe ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee expressed doubt that Congress will reach an agreement on fiscal year 2018 appropriations before the latest continuing resolution expires.
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