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DoD Setting ‘Affordability Caps’ On Programs

Friday, September 27th, 2013

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The Defense Department is setting “affordability caps” on programs as part of its Better Buying Power initiative to help strengthen the Pentagon’s acquisition force. “What are we willing to pay for something and what will we stop funding to pay it,” Deputy Assistant Air Force Secretary for Acquisition Integration Richard Lombardi said yesterday at an Air Force Association (AFA) breakfast in Arlington, Va. Deputy Assistant Air Force Secretary for Acquisition Integration Richard Lombardi. Photo: Air Force. The affordability cap conversation, Lombardi…

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