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Halvorsen: Acquisition regulations aren't the problem
"A lot of times we say the acquisition process is the problem, but when we get through it I find there's more flexibility in it than I know, but we don't ask the right questions--'we' being the government and 'we' being industry," said Halvorsen.
Kendall: Cyber acquisition is unique
The Defense Department is drafting a plan it will soon present to Congress to more effectively acquire cyber defense capabilities, according to Frank Kendall, acting under secretary of defense for
Carey: Rapid acquisition systems generally don't scale
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. - Rapid Defense Department acquisition programs often fail to deliver scalable systems, said Rob Carey, the DoD deputy chief information officer, during a keynote session of the
Army officials: Agile, in-field testing here to stay
Rapid acquisition, facilitated by Network Integration Evaluations , is a core part of Army's modernization efforts, said Army officials during a Sept. 27 AFCEA DC event in Arlington, Va. NIEs allow
Spotlight: DoD lengthens comment period on proposed rule to extend NIST cybersecurity standards to Defense contractors
The Defense Department is extending by 93 days the comment period for a proposed change to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement that would require contractors in possession of
Users will see no difference with NGEN, says Hendricks
Users should see no difference when the Navy Department finally switches off its massive Navy/Marine Corps Internet (currently incarnate as the Continuity-Of-Service Contract ) and turns on its
Audio: Hendricks on NGEN procurement
The Navy will release one or possibly two draft request for proposals for its massive Next Generation Enterprise Network on Sept. 30, the Naval Enterprise Networks program office announced Aug. 18. A
Jointness still an afterthought, says Brundidge
Budgetary and cultural barriers are the biggest impediments to collaboration among the military services said Brig. Gen. Gregory Brundidge, director of command, control, communications and
NIST cybersecurity standards would apply to Defense contractors under proposed rule
Certain Defense Department contractors in possession of unclassified yet nonpublic information would become subject to National Institute of Standards and Technology cybersecurity standards under a
SmartBuy FAR rule dead at age 4
Long dormant federal efforts to codify a requirement for contracting officers to consider governmentwide enterprise agreements when buying software died a quiet death earlier this year. A proposed
