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Experts Weigh In On Congressional Acquisition Reform Proposals

Valerie Insinna

Friday, June 3rd, 2016

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Over the past two years, both the House and Senate have undertaken efforts to make far-reaching changes to the Defense Department’s acquisition process, not all of which have been popular with Pentagon officials.However, a panel of former officials and industry leaders indicated during a June 3 forum that those changes are largely positive, and should be the tip of the iceberg.Arnold Punaro, the chief executive officer of the Punaro Group who testified to the House and Senate armed services committees—known…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]