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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
DoD cancels JTRS GMR--long live JTRS GMR
UPDATE Oct. 19, 2011: Military officials say the JTRS GMR sucessor radio may include the legacy SINCGARS waveform. The Army won't make a planned buy of Joint Tactical Radio System ground mobile
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
No forking, says DoD open source report
A new Defense Department-sponsored document urges the department to adopt more open source technology development. The May 16 report, sponsored by officials from the assistant secretary of defense
DoD service contracting reports inconsistent, says GAO
Data limitations mean that an apparent increase in the dollar value of Defense Department service contracts in fiscal 2009 compared to the year before could just be due to better reporting, says the
New DoD strategic management plan calls for acquisition reform
The fiscal 2011 Defense Department strategic management plan calls for the department to undertake a number of initiatives for reforming the acquisition process. The plan, called "the highest-level
Gates carries on with DoD efficiency drive
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Jan. 6 plans to reduce the growth rate in the Pentagon budget so that by fiscal 2015 and 2016 real growth reaches zero. Doing so will shrink Defense's five
DoD to change how it funds, buys and manages IT
Calling its current budget process "mismatched" to the fast pace of the information technology marketplace, the Defense Department says it wants major changes to the way it funds, buys and manages IT
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
