The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill takes aim at the Pentagon’s status quo regarding contracting, which committee aides said on Monday has led to a risk-adverse culture that negatively incentivizes the government and defense companies.Both the House and Senate armed services committees’ acquisition reform proposals center around the idea of spurring innovation, said SASC aides, who viewed the efforts as complementary.However, unlike the House Armed Services Committee's (HASC) proposal, which focused on modular open…
Senate Defense Bill Tackles Cost-Type Contracting, Bid Protests
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