As DOD seeks to move toward greater reliance on the commercial sector for its products and services, its acquisition workforce must be trained, because the success of ICMM will largely depend on a ...

On April 9, 2025, Executive Order titled “Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base,” was signed by President Donald J. Trump. The executive order clearly ...

The Department of Defense (DOD) procures its weapon systems through the defense acquisition system (DAS), which typically determines the process by which DOD develops and buys goods and services from ...

IMMERSIVE ACQUISITION FELLOWS - The Defense Innovation Unit recognizes the selection of six contracting officers for the third cohort of the Immersive Commercial Acquisition Program for 2024-2025 ...

During a speech before key players in the defense industrial base on Friday, November 7, Secretary Hegseth announced plans for a sweeping transformation of the Defense Acquisition System, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo this week requiring defense acquisition offices to use the Software Acquisition Pathway and other authorities to buy software. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 08: The Pentagon, heaquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air on February 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) This week, ...

MCLEAN, Va. & BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A survey commissioned by MITRE revealed significant hurdles that remain in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition process, particularly for ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the secretary of defense to submit within 60 days a plan to reform the Department of Defense’s acquisition process as part of efforts to ...

Board-Led Initiative Aims to Accelerate Revenue Growth and Expand Government Contract Access Following Growing Momentum in Defense ...