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Industry leaders band together to ask DoD for acquisition reform  

Contractors and investor offer suggestions for how to improve DoD acquisition but getting ideas implemented may not be easy.

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Pentagon security agency aims to get background investigations software on track

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DoD’s interim rule adds a new twist to implementing cyber maturity model

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A new program for those looking to learn the ins and outs of defense contracting

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Navy building more ‘strategic’ relationships with its key suppliers

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Defense industry aggravated with progress of DoD LPTA contracts

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Industry conference will pair SOCOM with innovation

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter delivers a statement to the press following the meeting of the alliance of Defense Ministers in the fight against the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) in Stuttgart, Germany, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. (Christoph Schmidt/dpa via AP)

Carter’s defense innovation program gets new site, new structure, new blood

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Issa seeks answers on layoff notices from defense companies

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Labor Dept. says defense layoffs ‘speculative,’ no need for warning

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In Depth interviews – July 24

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources….

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Defense company executives warn of layoffs if cuts go through

A slate of defense industry executives lined up to testify before the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday, telling lawmakers that the automatic budget…

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House passes bill requiring White House to hand over sequestration details

The House handily approved a bipartisan bill requiring the Obama administration to provide more information about how automatic, across-the-board cuts, known as sequestration, will be implemented starting in January. While the vote cut across party lines, lawmakers continue to disagree about ways to come up with alternatives.

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