Defense Acquisitions: Managing Risk to Achieve Better Outcomes
In fiscal year 2009, the Department of Defense (DOD) spent nearly $384 billion on contracts. This investment, representing over 70 ...
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Army Secretary Prioritizes Support, Acquisition Reform, Outreach
WASHINGTON: Secretary of the Army John McHugh gave Pentagon staffers a "preliminary report" Wednesday after his first three months in ...
Army Enhances Protective Equipment Quality Assurance
The Department of the Army announced today that it has established additional quality control measures to further ensure that body ...
Defense Acquisitions: Rapid Acquisition of MRAP Vehicles
DOD use of a tailored acquisition approach to rapidly acquire and field MRAP vehicles was successful. The program relied only ...
Changes Ahead for Air Force Acquisition
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio: More than 275 Air Force and defense industry leaders met here Sept. 3 to discuss ...
Fighter Engine Team Submits Fixed-Price Contract Approach
In response to cost overruns and schedule delays in major weapon programs, The Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 ...
Improvement Plan Realigns Acquisition Wings As Directorates
WASHINGTON: Air Force officials will implement a new organizational construct for weapon systems acquisition that includes designating directorates, divisions and ...
Requirements, Cost Control Drive Acquisition Reform
WASHINGTON: As Defense Department officials overhaul the Pentagon’s acquisition system, they’re asking warfighters to define exactly what they need, then ...
Acquisition work force steps toward reform
WASHINGTON: Big changes are ahead in the acquisitions community as Defense Department officials increase and reshape the acquisition work force ...
Govt Approves Acquisition of Russian Kamov-31 Choppers
In a bid to strengthen the Navy's capabilities to detect airborne and surface-based maritime threats, Government has approved the acquisition ...
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