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Carter: OCI Concerns Don’t Force All Firms To Divest SETA Units

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Monday, February 22nd, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon's top acquisition official said all large defense contractors will not have to divest themselves of advisory-services units because of a clampdown on so-called organizational conflicts of interest (OCI). Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Ashton Carter said last week Pentagon officials "absolutely depend upon" technical and systems-engineering expertise from for-profit companies. The Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 calls for the Pentagon to curtail the practice of one company developing or…

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