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The Defense Department has set up a daily call with associations representing its vendors to take stock of how the coronavirus is impacting its industrial base while the White House has activated a 1950 law to give agencies procurement priority.
Vendors are waiting for the Defense Department to release more details, including the proposed acquisition rule, about how it will apply the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification starting this year.
DoD wants its installations to have their own power sources.
The pilot programs follow a Defense Innovation Board study that found the Pentagon's current spending restrictions routinely "doom" software development efforts.
The Pentagon published the 1.0 version of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program on Friday after several months of listening sessions on draft editions. CMMC will make its way into Defense contracts later this year.
In today's Federal Newscast, a new page on Oversight.gov tracks IG vacancies.
The Defense Acquisition University is helping with frameworks and best practices.
After three years and a serious reprimand from Congress, the Defense Department finally released its guidance for the processes governing middle-tier acquisition.
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is moving fast but in a transparent manner.
A new intellectual property policy allows for customized arrangements between DoD and companies.
Congress mandated the new office two years ago to drive more consistency into the ways in which the military handles IP rights in its contracts.
Section 809 Chairman Dave Drabkin shared several recommendations for the Defense Department acquisition process that can be implemented immediately, without Congressional approval.
DoD is setting up an innovation marketplace to cultivate developing companies.
The Defense Department wants to make sweeping changes to how it procures software.