Acquisition headlines (5/9 – 5/15/2022)
Acquisition experts ask Congress to address decline in small business awards. (FCW) “Agencies are increasingly consolidating contracts and adopting the use of category management, which […]
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The state of Army munitions and modernization priorities
Rep. Hartzler: The Army continues to insufficiently fund these [munitions] efforts in the base budget. Unfortunately, the president’s proposed budget for FY 2023 appears to […]
Podcast: Bringing startups and government together with Andrea Garrity
Andrea Garrity joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss how the government can build relationships with nontraditional companies. She is the Chief Growth […]
In the Pentagon, money takes so long it’s a death sentence for new tech
Here’s a slice of a panel discussion that includes former HASC Chair Mac Thornberry, former USD Policy Michele Flournoy, and Rep. Elaine Luria: Mac Thornberry: […]
Acquisition headlines (5/2 – 5/8/2022)
Maker of switchblade loitering munitions ready to produce “thousands” for Ukraine if Washington acts. (Forbes) “Loitering munitions, sometimes called kamikaze drones, can be launched from […]
PPBE’s negative impact on innovation also extends to contracting
Here’s a slice from my new article in the May 2022 edition of NCMA’s Contract Management Magazine, How Defense Budgeting Stymies Innovation (gated). Iteration and […]
Acquisition headlines (4/25 – 5/1/2022)
US Navy wirelessly beams 1.6 kW of power a kilometer using microwaves. (New Atlas) “1.6 kilowatts of power was beamed over a kilometer using a […]
Ukraine conflict exposes DoD bureaucratic inadequacies
Here is a viral LinkedIn post from the excellent Pete Modigliani. Also, be sure to check Pete out on the Critical Update podcast speaking on […]
Takeaways from the Navy’s revised (again) 30-year shipbuilding plan
The new Navy 30-year shipbuilding plan released April 18. Here’s an overview from Navy Times. Interestingly enough, the 30 year shipbuilding plan not only gets […]
Acquisition headlines (4/18 – 4/24/2022)
Navy plans to sink large undersea drone program. (Breaking Defense) “[The Navy] worked to “establish, resource and defend” the LDUUV program over a 14 year […]
Upcoming acquisition events to join!
A couple upcoming events to be aware of, hope to see you there! Acquisition Next: Artificial Intelligence Symposium May 5, 8:30pm – 2:30pm ET In […]
Noah Smith on defense spending and diversification
But the next question is, how do we prevent such debacles from happening? Simply slashing defense budgets seems unlikely to do the trick, for the […]
Acquisition headlines (4/11 – 4/17/2022)
Congress may reject Navy’s proposal to end LDP-17 flight II line, lawmakers say. (USNI News) “Last week, the Navy in its FY 2023 budget request […]
Rickover on the difference between administrators and engineers
Here’s Admiral Hyman Rickover in a 1971 Appropriations hearing*: There is an essential difference between the nontechnically trained or experienced administrator and the engineer. Administration […]
GAO struggles to define oversight for the Adaptive Acquisition Framework
Here’s the General Accountability Office’s take on Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) in space systems from a recent report. Remember, MTA efforts must be rapidly […]