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Fast Defense Acquisition Trend, OTAs, See Old Concerns Reemerge

One of the hottest new trends in defense contracting is actually decades old. Congressional and industrial concern about Washington’s latest, favorite acquisition tool—other transaction agreements ... read more

Every NFL Team's Biggest Reason to Look Forward to 2019 Season

Until they take the field, no one knows exactly which direction teams will trend ... the defense," seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver A.J. Green told ProFootballTalk's Chris Simms. "You don't show up ... read more

NFL team preview: Cleveland Browns

Quarterback is set, but the Browns have some major concerns on defense ... old Engram and Mitchell, a sixth-round draft pick likely to end up on the practice squad. Robiskie was the most improved ... read more

The Pentagon’s Innovation Experiment

Shah realized that commercial technology was racing ahead of the U.S. military’s own, and that this was a dangerous trend for ... new language allowed OTA contracting for those programs, too, if the ... read more

Trump budget includes OMB bump, but cuts IT policy spend

The White House's budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 cuts civilian spending to offset proposed defense increases ... is to carry out President Donald Trump's management agenda. "I see the ... read more

30 over 30: NFL's Best Players Who Have Yet to Answer Father Time's Call

"Same old relationship with coach Phillips," the veteran defensive back said at OTAs, per the Los Angeles Times ... and Josh Sitton's acquisition is a large part of the process. "You can see he's a ... read more

The Conservative "Class War" against Expertise

It’s been on a warming trend so they said, “Oh ... The Weekly Standard’s reviewer skates very fast over this territory because he’s on thin ice. ... read more

Acquisition Process Undermining Silicon Valley Outreach Efforts

The Defense ... use of OTAs, Gorguinpour said at a recent acquisition forum hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association. “Absolutely it can be done,” he said. “We’re doing it. We’re scaling ... read more

Senators Fear Services May Abuse Other Transaction Authority

U.S. senators are concerned the military services will abuse other transaction authority (OTA), a mechanism Congress approved to bypass the traditional acquisition ... You must have an Aviation Week ... read more

Reinventing the Wheel of Change Through Skills Acquisition

However, in recent times, skills acquisition in line with government’s policy have been propagated by both public and private entities to help reduce the unemployment rate amongst teeming Nigerian ... read more

PCM, Inc.: Smoke And Mirrors Or Smoke And Fire?

We expect negative growth to reemerge in coming quarters now that the company ... it's still very easy to see that this acquisition could add $100mil per quarter of low margin hardware sales and ... read more

Latest high-risk list adds two entries

The Defense Department alone ... weapon systems acquisition and business systems modernization. Identifying high-risk areas is not enough anymore, Issa said, because many of them are perennial ... read more