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Carter to resign Harvard tenure, stay at DoD
Ashton Carter will continue as Pentagon procurement chief.
Tags: DoD , contracting , Harvard , personnel
DAU hires new president, launches services tool
Katrina McFarland takes over for Frank Anderson as the new head of the Defense Acquisition University. DAU also will provide help for all agencies in buying services.
Tags: contracting , Kathrina McFarland , Lyle Eesley , Frank Kendall , DAU , DoD , Missile Defense Agency , service acquisitions , Service Acquisition Mall , Jason Miller
DoD changing how it develops business systems
Under secretary Carter issued a new memo requiring the use of a new methodology for all business applications worth more than $1 million. DoD has more than 156 systems that meet that requirement.
Tags: management , DoD , Business Capability Lifecycle , program management , Jason Miller
DoD's changing acquisition tactics previewed
Ashton Carter, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, described the future state of military contracting. He said vendors should look at several current examples including the Littoral Combat Ship and the replacement for the Ohio Class Submarine.
Tags: contracting , industry , DoD , Center for American Progress , efficiency initiatives , Jason Miller
Carter: Politics, economy to affect DoD spending
Reuters reports that Undersecretary Ashton Carter, the Pentagon's head of acquisition, told industry officials that politics, the sluggish economy, and the size of the deficit might affect funding in the near future.
Tags: DoD Report , budget , acquisition , contracting , deficit , Dorobek Insider
Industry analyzing DoD reforms, looking for "entry point"
ARINC Vice President of Contracts and Procurement Glenn Baer says industry "is still trying to evaluate [the initiatives] to determine our entry point."
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Industry Chatter , Glenn Baer , ARINC , DoD , Defense , Robert Gates , Pentagon , industry
Senate skeptics probe DoD officials on JFCOM cuts
The Pentagon's decision to close Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Va., remains its biggest hot spot in its effort to save $100 billion over the next three years.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , management , technology , William Lynn , Jim Webb , Robert Gates , Carl Levin , Joseph Lieberman , John McCain , Senate Armed Services Committee , DoD , Joint Forces Command , BTA , Teri Takai , efficiency initiatives , Jason Miller , JFCOM
DoD struggles to explain JFCOM closing
Some Senate Armed Services Committee members are unhappy with the Pentagon's lack of transparency and inclusion in the decision to close the base. Defense Deputy Secretary Lynn said the Pentagon held almost 30 meetings before concluding that JFCOM needed to be closed. Lynn also offers insight into future of DoD CIO and BTA.
Tags: management , technology , William Lynn , Jim Webb , Robert Gates , Carl Levin , Joesph Lieberman , John McCain , Senate Armed Services Committee , DoD , Joint Forces Command , BTA , Teri Takai , efficiency initiatives , Jason Miller , JFCOM
What impact will new DoD procurement procedure have?
Learn more about efforts to increase competition in DoD contracting
Tags: DorobekInsider , newscast , Defense , contracting , Sec. Robert Gates , Rob Burton
Good news & bad news from Pentagon reshaping plan
One of the most experienced Pentagon acquisition experts has good news and bad news about Secretary Robert Gates's plan to reshape the Pentagon.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Dale Church , contracting , DoD , acquisition workforce , Robert Gates ,
