The Defense Department hopes to share its early requirements with industry more often as long as it can find a way to do so without creating misunderstandings, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Katrina McFarland said at the National Defense Industrial Association’s National Logistics Forum on April 16. McFarland noted that government is better positioned for cheaper and higher-quality acquisition when industry has matched its internal research and development dollars to government needs. However, she added, “there’s a perception that…
