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Connections Are Key to Making CMMC Work

All levels of contractors must cooperate and apply the new security standards.

Ty Schieber, chair, CMMC Accreditation Body, promises to post "a tremendous amount of information" on his office's website over the next couple of days, while speaking at the AFCEA Virtual CCMC Symposium.

CMMC Measures Should Be Applied Early, Says Pentagon Official

The defense community should not wait for CMMC formalization to practice its security.

Prepping for Next-Generation Governmentwide Acquisition Contract

Small businesses need to look within prior to competing.

DOD Awards $446 Million Blanket Purchase Agreement for IT Research and Development

Gartner Inc., Stamford, Connecticut (N66001-19-A-0049); F

Contracts Awarded in Minutes Not Months

First Pitch Day results in fast funding for small businesses.

Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, speaks with members of his team before his opening remarks at the Inaugural Air Force Pitch Day in New York City on March 6. The goal is to increase both the number and locations of Pitch Days, Roper says. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr., USAF)

Army Contracting Command Supplies the Future

The Army’s key acquisition organization aligns with the Futures Command, amid deployments and reforms.

A U.S. Army light medium tactical vehicle departs for the beachfront from a U.S. Naval Landing Craft Utility operating out of the USS Ashland (LSD 48) providing typhoon relief on Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in November 2018. With military activity worldwide, the Army Contracting Command has to meet global demands. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ruano

Navy Information Warfare Research Speeds Along

A rapid development team moves faster than expected.

The USS Detroit (LCS 7) conducts acceptance trials, the last significant milestone before delivery to the Navy, in 2016. The Information Warfare Research Project was inspired in part by the National Shipbuilding Research Program initiated in 1971.

Four Ways to Improve the Acquisition Process

Picking up the pace of innovation means streamlining acquisition.

Delivering innovative technologies into the hands of warfighters requires streamlined acquisition processes. Photo by Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Drake Nickel

EAGLE Next Gen Offers Small Business Opportunities

DHS changes technology modernization approach.

Everett Kaneshige, chief strategy officer for broadband and telecommunications for the State of Hawaii (l) and Tom Lawless, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) region IX coordinator, test satellite connectivity in remote areas affected by the Kilauea volcanic eruption. DHS has announced a new approach to information technology modernization, which opens new opportunities for industry, including small businesses. Credit: Grace Simoneau/FEMA

Air Force Reveals Same-Day Contracting Opportunity

Service aims at increasing work with small businesses.

Heather Wilson, secretary of the Air Force; Gen. David L. Goldfein, USAF, Air Force chief of staff; and John H. Pendleton, director, defense capabilities and management, U.S. Government Accountability Office, speak about Air Force Readiness to the Senate Armed Services Committee. They discussed topics such as closing the maintainer’s gap, training ranges and cost effectiveness in logistics. (Photo by Wayne Clark)