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1. Defense Acquisition: Grab Your Gear

   ... But how will these items be funded? " Memorandum for Acquisition Professionals ," published by Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton ... procurement challenges, and it addresses 23 areas for acquisition reform designed to "deliver better value to the taxpayer and ...

   Rita Boland - 12/21/2012 - 10:17 - 0 comments

2. SATCOM Acquisition Moves Outside the Box

   ... Schaeffer DISA's Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition (FCSA) program may open up a wide new world of SATCOM buying ... an entrepreneurial FCSA shot to the arm-but will this new acquisition process just add more layers of red tape to a system trying to ...

   Rita Boland - 12/21/2012 - 11:23 - 0 comments

3. The Continuing Journey to Fully Effective IT Acquisition and Management

   ... some time clearly remember the many efforts to improve IT acquisition. All certainly remember Vivek Kundra’s IT Management Reform ... by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), posted a draft federal IT acquisition reform act on its website last fall. As part of the review and ...

   SIGNAL - 04/01/2013 - 13:54 - 0 comments

4. Army Technology Acquisition Stumbles Despite Best Efforts

   ... This lack of success is accompanied by drawbacks in rapid acquisition strategies that may lead to a change in traditional acquisition approaches for communications and information systems. Bryon ...

   Helen Mosher - 01/24/2013 - 11:22 - 0 comments

5. Military Receives Outlines To Revamp Acquisition

   ... U.S. Defense Department improve the information technology acquisition process to field capabilities to troops more quickly. ... toward resolving problems with information technology acquisition in part because of impetus from outside parties. Reports by an ...

   SIGNAL - 03/19/2010 - 00:00

6. U.S. Army Combines Key Acquisition Directorates

   ... two directorates in an effort to continue improving agile acquisition. Combining the offices is designed to allow more efficient and ... the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology [ASA(ALT)] have been combined into the ...

   Rachel Eisenhower - 04/15/2013 - 11:25 - 0 comments

7. Information Technology Patterns May Guide Army Acquisition Reform

   ... as well as challenges as the Army prepares to review its acquisition process. Taking a total-picture outlook is the first ... a new approach. The U.S. Army is launching a new acquisition review aimed at a complete overhaul of organization, policies, work ...

   SIGNAL - 06/24/2010 - 00:00

8. Experts Tackle Acquisition Woes

   ... whenever a conversation turns to the topic of the government acquisition process. From agencies that do not know exactly what they want—or ... that the system is in serious need of repair. Experts in the acquisition field also agree on some of the key changes that need to occur to ...

   SIGNAL - 11/25/2008 - 00:00

9. Air Force Acquisition Taps McMurry to Direct Space Programs

   ... Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition , Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Tags:  Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition ...

   Rita Boland - 12/13/2011 - 08:54 - 0 comments

10. Today's Hot Topics: Interoperability and Acquisition, Coalition-Style

    ... more than a decade: lack of interoperability and convoluted acquisition. Though the panelists agreed on the problems, their opinions about ... has been done to make this easier in interoperability and acquisition. Coalition operations are under-planned and under-funded. Speaking ...

    Rita Boland - 12/19/2012 - 10:37 - 0 comments

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