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Acquisition
October 2020
JUST IN: Pentagon to Streamline Software Development
The Defense Department signed a new policy to guide the military’s software development and streamline acquisition processes, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer said Oct. 7. -
Acquisition
August 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE: New Huawei Tech Restrictions Could Be Costly for Federal Grant Recipients (UPDATED)
Organizations that receive federal grants or loans could be in for sticker shock due to a new interim rule issued by the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council that targets the acquisition and use of certain Chinese telecommunication technologies, according to the law firm Venable. -
Space
August 2020
JUST IN: Continuing Resolution Could Hit Space Force Hard
A potential continuing resolution for fiscal year 2021 could have an outsized effect on the Pentagon’s newest armed service, said the vice commander of the Space Force Aug. 20. -
Air Force News
August 2020
COVID-19 NEWS: Coronavirus Impacting B-21 Bomber Program
The Air Force’s B-21 Raider program — one of the service’s top modernization priorities as it seeks to replace its aging bomber fleet of B-1s and B-2s — is facing impacts from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, said the head of the organization developing the aircraft Aug. 13. -
Budget
August 2020
COVID-19 NEWS: Pentagon Drafting New Guidance for Contractors Affected by Coronavirus
The Pentagon is using feedback from industry to draft new guidance to streamline the process of providing financial reimbursement to contractors impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Defense Department’s top weapons buyer said August 13. -
Navy News
April 2020
BREAKING: Marinette Marine Tapped to Build Navy's Next-Gen Frigate
By Jon HarperThe Navy has awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corp. a $795 million fixed-price incentive contract for detail design and construction of a new class of guided-missile frigates known as FFG(X), the service announced April 30. -
Emerging Technologies
March 2020
JUST IN: Pentagon to Kick Off New Prototyping Projects with Allies
By Jon HarperThe Defense Department will soon announce new projects for the recently launched Allied Prototyping Initiative, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer said March 10. -
Space
March 2020
JUST IN: Space Force Needs Acquisition Leadership
The Space Force needs leadership in acquisition to unify the Pentagon’s space capabilities under one umbrella, the secretary of the Air Force said March 10. -
Acquisition
August 2019
The Road to Acquisition Reform ‘Nirvana’
Ninety-nine years of magazines sit in a bookcase located in the association’s office. What began as Army Ordnance in July 1920 would eventually morph into National Defense. -
Viewpoint
June 2019
Some Final Words From The Section 809 Panel
By Nick Tsiopanas“Here we go again — another acquisition reform effort.” That’s what many people said when they heard about the Section 809 Panel. When the panel formed in August 2016 as directed by Congress, excitement and cynicism abounded. The well-known Wifcon blogger Vern Edwards wrote, “The problem is that, unless I'm mistaken, they're old.”
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