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Defense Department Must Become More Attractive To Commercial Market, Panel Advises

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, May 17th, 2017

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The Pentagon and its procurement apparatuses must become more adept at making the Defense Department a viable customer choice for the commercial market or it continues to risk turning away companies and potential market entrants, says the interim report of an independent advisory panel tasked by Congress to suggest ways improve the timeliness and cost effectiveness of defense purchases.The DoD has less leverage over technologies than it once did coupled with a consolidating defense industrial base means the department must…

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