Podcast: OTAs and everything else with Ben McMartin
In a special webinar event of the Acquisition Talk podcast, I spoke with the excellent Ben McMartin. He is a managing partner at the Public […]
cost and pricing
Evaluating price for Other Transactions contracts: call for ideas
The 2018 DOD OTA Guidebook states: “The Government team shall determine price reasonableness. The Government team may need data to establish price reasonableness, including commercial […]
Podcast: Leaping the valley of death with Matt Steckman
Matt Steckman joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss about a wide range of issues facing growth-stage companies in the defense industry. He […]
The last frontier of acquisition reform
I think the Pentagon is going to look in the long term to the last frontier of acquisition reform, which is the budget process. One […]
New Pentagon IP chief and unresolved questions
The Pentagon’s new director of intellectual property began work last week focused on standing up a “cadre” of experts who can advise and train defense […]
Big changes might be ahead to simplify commercial buying
On Wednesday, November 27, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule that simplifies the acquisition of commercial products to meet military requirements. Two […]