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An uncertain future for Middle-Tier of Acquisition

February 7, 2023 Eric Lofgren 2

Here’s a couple slices from an interesting Breaking Defense article on Middle-Tier of Acquisition (MTA) pathway for rapid prototyping and rapid fielding. First, what’s going […]

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Rep. Mike Gallagher on multiyear procurement, budget, and oversight

November 15, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s a slice from a great episode of Hondo Geurts and Lauren Bedula’s Building the Base podcast with Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI). The Pentagon doesn’t […]

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GAO struggles to define oversight for the Adaptive Acquisition Framework

April 12, 2022 Eric Lofgren 1

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 […]

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DoDIG heaps praise on use of middle-tier rapid acquisition

October 7, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

DoD acquisition personnel effectively leveraged the MTA [middle tier of acquisition] pathway for all 11 of the programs we reviewed to rapidly develop prototypes and […]

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Podcast: Next steps in acquisition reform with Dan Ward, Pete Modigliani, and Matt MacGregor

June 16, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

I was pleased to have an impressive trio from MITRE join me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss the future of acquisition reform. Dan […]

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DoDIG finds issues in OT reporting, consortium mgmt fees, and more

April 29, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

There was no consistency on how to report the value in FPDS‑NG and each contracting office may report the information differently… When a contracting office […]

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There isn’t enough freedom for our program managers, HASC Chair Adam Smith says

April 20, 2021 Eric Lofgren 1

When we’re looking at regulating how we do these contracts with the programs of record, it’s too much in a box. There isn’t enough freedom […]

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Are we at a crisis point in acquisition reform?

December 7, 2020 Eric Lofgren 3

Francis Rose: Every uniformed official that I ever hear anything from talks about speed… When there’s legislative language that proposes exactly the opposite, is working […]

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The DoD acquisition is deterministic — it needs an overhaul

November 10, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

One of the things that the Department has an issue with is putting something out there really fast and really bad just because we need […]

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How much oomph is left in rapid acquisition reform?

May 6, 2020 Eric Lofgren 2

We’ve seen this pendulum swing drastically over the last few decades. In the middle of the 20th Century we saw thousands of companies iteratively delivering […]

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6 pathways and 14 functional areas to make up new acquisition policy framework

May 5, 2020 Eric Lofgren 2

A presentation by ASD(Acquisition) Kevin Fahey to the advisory board for George Mason’s Center for Government Contracting went into the details of the AAF and […]

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