Better Buying Power 2.0 – Livetweeting the release of DoD’s new acquisition strategy

Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller live-tweeted the remarks from Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition,...

The Defense Department has unveiled its updated strategy to improve its acquisition practices — Better Buying Power 2.0.

The revamped strategy comes two years after Pentagon procurement leaders launched the first version.

Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller live-tweeted the remarks from Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall who unveiled the new acquisition strategy.

He’ll have a full article here later, but in the meantime, enjoy this peek (at 140 characters or fewer) into what the new strategy contains.

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