Other Transaction Agreement

FAR, Federal Acquisition Regulation,Contracting

Pentagon wants to be ‘approachable’ for small businesses

Small businesses are entering the defense industrial base at a historically low rate, but the Pentagon wants to turn things around.

Defense

Amelia Brust/Federal News Network

The Defense Department clarifies how to use other transaction authority

Acquisition

ODNI

Intel agencies see ‘appealing’ use cases for OTAs

Acquisition Policy

James Hopkins, a D Department robotics engineer at NSWC IHEODTD, evaluates the external battery adapter for the MK 1 Mod 0 PackBot's operator control station. U.S. Navy photos by Matthew Poynor.

Another agency discovers the benefits of other transaction authority

Technology

Innovation in the GovCon market

Amtower Off-Center

Why the Pentagon needs to bolster its network of corporate consortiums

Defense

AI contracts have special licensing needs to prevent bias, encourage transparency

Artificial Intelligence

OTAs and beyond: Scaling innovation in Defense contracting

Commentary

DoD awards nearly $2B to build first satellite-based ‘backbone’ of JADC2

Space Operations

Amid explosion in DoD’s use of OTAs, myths abound about how and whether to use them

On DoD

DoD spending data tells us how serious the Pentagon is about a shift to great power competition

Defense

Rise in OTAs for federal contracting brings mixed blessings

The IBM Center for the Business of Government has sponsored a detailed analysis of OTAs and how the government is using them.

Acquisition

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2021, file image from video, Jeff Zients, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president., Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, chair of the COVID-19 health equity task force, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Andy Slavitt, senior adviser to the White House COVID-19 Response Team,, appear on screen during a White House briefing on the Biden administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington. (White House via AP, File)

GAO: Agencies could’ve been more transparent in pandemic response OTA’s

In today’s Federal Newscast, agencies spent billions on urgent COVID-related contracts, but they neglected to report some important award information.

Federal Newscast

DIU rethinking cyber endpoint protections through advanced deception tools

Ask the CIO

Defense Innovation Unit cyber portfolio Deputy Director Patrick Gould said on behalf of cyber mission teams, his organization tested out two tools that advanced the use of deception approaches to stop hackers.