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Acquisition headlines (10/24 – 10/30/2022)

October 31, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Last chance to register for GMU/DAU Conference on Friday, November 4, 2022! Register here. Fireside Chat 1: Bridging the Valley of Death with USD A&S […]

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Acquisition headlines (10-17 – 10/23/2022)

October 24, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Software engineers could show the Pentagon how to end ‘innovation theater.’ (The Hill) “Instead of devoting all its resources to the testing milestone when a […]

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Acquisition headlines (10/10 – 10/16/2022)

October 17, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Collins set for top GOP spot on defense appropriations panel. (Military.com) “Defense issues have long been a major concern for Collins…That is not least because […]

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Acquisition headlines (10/3 – 10/9/2022)

October 10, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

F-35 jet deliveries can resume following waiver for Chinese-origin alloy. (Reuters) The waiver, signed Oct. 8 by William LaPlante, the Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer, allows […]

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Acquisition headlines (9/26 – 10/2/2022)

October 3, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

GAO: Navy’s XLUUV undersea minelayer $242M over budget, 3 years behind schedule. (USNI News) “The service contracted in March of 2019 with Boeing to build […]

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Acquisition headlines (9/19 – 9/25/2022)

September 26, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

SDA a ‘model’ that could shake up all space acquisition: Calvelli. (Breaking Defense) ““They are building small, they are doing things on two-year [cycles], and […]

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Acquisition headlines (9/12 – 9/18/2022)

September 18, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

DoD must move faster to leverage commercial technology. (Real Clear Defense) Rep Mike Gallagher: “First, the Pentagon needs to think outside the box when it […]

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Acquisition headlines (9/5 – 9/11/2022)

September 12, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Naval research boss wants ‘experimentation czar’ powers. (Defense News) “Rear Adm. Lorin Selby said the change would amount to an additional responsibility for him, or […]

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Acquisition headlines (8/29 – 9/4/2022)

September 5, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

US Army approves order for thousands of Microsoft combat goggles. (Yahoo!) “Microsoft will begin to deliver some of the 5,000 Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) […]

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Acquisition headlines (8/22 – 8/28/2022)

August 29, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

As Enterprise’s keel is laid, Navy and industry advocate for another aircraft carrier ‘block buy.’ (Breaking Defense) “The Enterprise (CVN-80) and the ship to follow […]

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Acquisition headlines (8/15 – 8/21/2022)

August 22, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Upstart Anduril Australia hopes to make 100s of large drone subs, ITAR free, CEO says. (Breaking Defense) “CEO and chairman David Goodrich told Breaking Defense […]

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Acquisition headlines (8/8 – 8/14/2022)

August 15, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Air Force PEO looks to speed up program start, testing for Wedgetail. (Air Force Magazine) “Looking to get ahead of any potential problems, the Air […]

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Acquisition headlines (8/1 – 8/7/2022)

August 8, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

US Army, not Meta, is building the metaverse. (Venture Beat) “In terms of industry progress towards the cloud-supported, scalable metaverse, no organization has come further […]

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Acquisition headlines (7/25 – 7/31/2022)

August 1, 2022 Eric Lofgren 2

Kessel Run shows how to bridge the gap between development and operations. (War on the Rocks) Dan Patt and Brian Beachkofski: “But software is different. There […]

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Acquisition headlines (7/18 – 7/24/2022)

July 25, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

RIMPAC 2022: Navy teaming warships with unmanned surface vessels. (USNI News) “Cmdr. Jeremiah Daley, the commander of the recently established Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One, said […]

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