Vendor past performance is a big factor in awarding federal contracts. Or it should be. It’s a smart practice. And in the Defense Department it’s also a requirement. That’s why the DoD inspector general looked at 56 Army contracts awarded by five Army contracting shops to see whether the Army was consistent in evaluating past performance. Michael Roark, the assistant inspector general for contract management and payments, discusses the results on Pentagon Solutions.

The DIUx, the Defense Department’s so-called innovation unit in Silicon Valley, is expanding to Austin, Texas and other places, according to Secretary Ash Carter. Does that mean he’s dissing the companies right here in the D.C. region? Local venture capitalist Jonathan Aberman, chairman of Amplifier Ventures, shares his view.

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