Naval Supply Systems Command

The Navy’s supply command fosters an award-winning small business program

Mentor-protege arrangements between large and small contractors have proven effective in helping primes and the government itself reach their annual small…

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FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2019 file photo, the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG-82) moors at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London, Conn. The Navy is proposing construction cutbacks and accelerated ship retirements that would delay, or sink, the Navy’s goal of a larger fleet — and potentially hurt shipyards, according to an initial proposal. The proposal would shrink the size of the fleet from today’s level of 293 ships to 287 ships, a far cry from the official goal of 355 ships established in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP, File)

Navy’s data-driven approach to sustainment finds huge room for improvement in ship maintenance

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New Navy approach to supply chain elevates data-driven decisions to C-suite

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Navy turns to machine learning to help spot supply chain gaps

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This combination of photos shows Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on June 24, 2019 and Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, in Washington, on Sept. 13, 2018. Cybersecurity experts said Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, there are many questions still unanswered from an investigation commissioned by Bezos that said the billionaire's phone was hacked, apparently after receiving a video file with malicious spyware from the WhatsApp account of the crown prince. (AP Photo)

Senator asks intelligence community to look into Jeff Bezos phone hacking

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This photo provided by the U.S. Army, paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division walk as they prepare equipment and load aircraft bound for the U.S. Central Command area of operations from Fort Bragg, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. (Spc. Hubert Delany III/U.S. Army via AP)

Amid rising tensions with Iran, Army insists no plans for draft

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Navy building more ‘strategic’ relationships with its key suppliers

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Naval Supply Systems Command senior executive for strategic initiatives

NAVSUP says more communication with vendors will go a long way

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Naval Supply Systems Command realign for readiness, lethality

Navy grapples with role of AI, other emerging tech

Naval Supply Systems Command harnessing data for better business decisions

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Military leaders share insights at Sea-Air-Space Expo

Military leaders converged this week on National Harbor, Maryland for Sea-Air-Space: The Navy League’s Global Maritime Exposition.

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Rear Adm. Jon Yuen: Navy rolls out P-8 Logistics Cell

The Navy is supporting its sailors and industry with logistics. At the annual Sea Air Space Symposium, Federal Drive with Tom Temin speaks to Rear Adm….

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DoD carries weight of governmentwide small business goal

As the biggest spender in the federal government, the Defense Department has the
greatest potential to award contracts to small businesses. But the nature and breadth of defense contracts can leave out small firms. In part one of Federal News Radio’s special report, The Small Business Dilemma, we examine how the Pentagon is taking steps to make it easier for small firms to do business with the department.