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Not too much competition in too many places, says GAO
Overall, the Defense Department finds it easier to have the private sector compete for services contracts than for product contracts, according to data from the Government Accountability Office. In a
Takai is ASD-NII no more
The assistant secretary of defense for networks and information integration within the Defense Department is no more, as of Jan. 11. On that day, a memo from Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter
LightSquared GPS interference cannot be solved, say federal agencies
Proposed commercial broadband wireless service provider LightSquared received a possibly deadly blow with the Jan. 13 release (.pdf) of a letter from nine federal agencies concluding that the
DoD CIO duties not going to Cyber Command
Duties of the Defense Department chief information officer won't be transferred to Cyber Command, says an undated DOD memo posted online July 5. The memo is signed by Robert Gates, who left the
More scrutiny for one company solicitation responses at DoD
Single offeror responses to Defense Department solicitations will come under more scrutiny following the Nov. 24 release of a memo from Shay Assad, director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition
Carter: Incremental development and prototypes for business systems
The Defense Department says it's taking a more incremental development approach to business information technology systems and will require prototypes, starting immediately. In a Nov. 15 memo,
DoD CIO to come back more powerful, says Lynn
The office of Defense Department chief information officer should become stronger than ever as a result of a planned reorganization of DoD information technology functions, top Pentagon officials
Carter calls for open architecture and affordability reviews
Defense Department program managers must incorporate new cost and technology considerations during milestone reviews, says Pentagon acquisition czar Ashton Carter. Carter unveiled Sept. 14 a 23-point
Carter memo calls for increased contractor oversight
New Defense Department contracting reforms introduced by Pentagon acquisition czar Ashton Carter call for increased scrutiny over Pentagon contractors. Among the 23 points Carter--whose official
