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Industry Efficiency Wish List: Incentives, Contracting And Oversight Tweaks

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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford A leading defense-industry group called on the Pentagon yesterday to help incentivize cost savings by companies, tweak the contracting process, and streamline contractor- oversight methods. The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) submitted 10 final recommendations to the Department of Defense (DoD) for how it could buy goods and services more efficiently. The Pentagon plans to review the public suggestions for its new so-called efficiency initiative, which were due yesterday, as it crafts implementing guidance. The efficiencies push is…

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