Ellen Lord

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DoD’s budget challenges will take years to fix, but reform commission says now’s the time to start

In an interim report, the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) Reform emphasized the need to streamline DoD’s budgeting…

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Military officials encouraged by possible budget reforms, but want Congress to address CRs too

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This top-level executive has left the Defense Department, but not the defense industry

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Ellen Lord, Defense Acquisition and Sustainment undersecretaryAcquisition and Sustainment Undersecretary Ellen Lord at a Defense Writers Group event in Washington D.C.

Pentagon launches online marketplace to pair small firms with ‘trusted’ investors

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FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. For the second time in 2020, an independent federal review released on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, has faulted the U.S. Department of Defense for how it has responded when children on military bases sexually assault each other. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon transitioning its COVID-19 acquisition task force to permanent office

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DoD takes next step in acquisition reform, renews calls for contractor stimulus

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DoD OKs companies for safe drone production to wean off reliance on China

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Defense Department working on policy to pay back contractors faster for work stopped by COVID

Companies filing for reimbursements under $2 million may get streamlined service.

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GSA puts out guide for navigating new rules banning Chinese telecoms equipment

In today’s Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration publishes a colorful guide to a complicated issue — the ban on Chinese telecommunications…

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Among DoD leadership, eyes are now wide open to value of telework

Defense officials say COVID-19 “shattered the myth” that employees can’t be productive while teleworking. In many cases, they’re more productive than ever.

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