Navy aircraft were sidelined as they awaited parts last year that the service actually had in a warehouse. The problem? They didn’t even know the warehouse […]
In 1947, the “Bible” of the nation’s military contractors—Armed Forces Procurement Regulation—was a slim volume of about 100 to 125 pages long. Today, the A.F.P.R., […]
In the system where EverLaw tracks the features and whatever the engineers were working on, there were over 100 tickets in there — or feature […]
I was pleased to have Don Vandergriff on the Acquistion Talk podcast. Don is a prolific educator of military training and strategy, and he has […]
Microsoft Wins Pentagon’s $10 Billion JEDI Contract, Thwarting Amazon. “In 20 years of covering tech, I’ve never seen a battle for any type of contract […]
A Sept. 26 whistleblower complaint accuses shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls of falsifying quality tests on the stealth coating of Virginia Class attack submarines, thus “knowingly and/or […]
The survival rates show that around 40 percent of new entrants exit the market for federal contracts after three years, around 60 percent after five […]
Last year I discussed whether defense acquisition was a cost disease sector, just like healthcare, education, and some areas of construction. I evaluated three methods […]
The second argument usually used against setting up a second source is that the efficiencies of the first source would have to be scaled back […]
In January 2018, [USD(AT&L) Ellen] Lord called [DPAP Shay] Assad to her office to vent her frustration with the inconsistent performance of major defense firms. […]
The cost to the taxpayer of attempting to eliminate all risk is prohibitive. The Executive Branch will accept and manage the risk associated with empowering […]
Pentagon says decision on full-rate F-35 jet production possibly delayed until 2021. Not clear what the FRP decision really means in this context, more than […]
In the mid-1960 successful development contracts were generally followed by production contracts with little or no likelihood that the contracts would have to face competition. […]
Businesses will run from increased costs like gazelle run when they smell a lion. It’s amazing how quickly they change their behavior. That was Andrew […]
… there seems to be an inherent conflict between line and staff activities. In the first place, their functions largely overlap. The only way “doing” […]
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