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Frank Kendall
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DoD wants to cut contracting time by 50 percent as part of AT&L split
As the Defense Department plans to split its acquisition office, it’s planning on using existing authorities to take a bite out of contracting time.
October 11, 2017 -
DoD in process of splitting responsibilities for two new acquisition offices
The Defense Department is starting its preliminary work to cut its acquisition office in half, including assigning distinct responsibilities to each new office.
April 18, 2017 -
Defense contracting rebounded in 2016, but R&D spending continues to suffer
A new analysis of government data shows that 2016 may have been the low ebb of Defense contract spending, following six years of steady declines.
April 10, 2017 -
With most senior positions still vacant, Pentagon must tell Congress how it plans to restructure itself
In part two of a special report: Defense Acquisition at a Crossroads, Federal News Radio examines the challenges the Defense Department will face as it implements numerous Congressional acquisition reforms, many of which it didn’t ask for.
March 01, 2017 -
The legacy of Better Buying Power: DoD’s gambit to reform acquisition ‘from within’
The Pentagon’s internal improvement plan, known as Better Buying Power, coincided with several consecutive years of declines in the rate of cost growth for the Pentagon’s major weapons systems, from more than 9 percent in 2011 to 3.5 percent in 2015, the lowest level since 1985.
February 28, 2017 -
In final speech, DoD acquisition chief knocks congressional reforms as unhelpful
Frank Kendall, the undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, used his final public remarks as Pentagon acquisition chief Tuesday to argue that DoD has made significant, demonstrable progress in improving outcomes from its procurement system, and that if Congress wants to help, it should largely stay out of the way.
January 18, 2017 -
DoD launching new website to help industry comply with independent R&D disclosure rules
The Pentagon is developing a new web portal to make it easier for firms to let the government know about their independent research & development (IR&D) activities.
January 10, 2017 -
DoD report shows big savings from ‘should cost’ policy
One of the main tenets of the Pentagon’s Better Buying Power initiative is changing procurement for the better.
January 02, 2017 -
DoD about to revamp its processes for buying business IT systems
If all goes according to plan, the Defense Department is a few weeks away from releasing new guidance on how it buys and builds business IT systems.
November 21, 2016 -
Frank Kendall named Public Sector Partner of the Year
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce recently inducted Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics at the Department of Defense, as its Public Sector Partner of the Year. The presentation was made as part of the 14th Annual Greater Washington GovCon Awards.
November 18, 2016