Congressional negotiators largely back the Pentagon's acquisition overhaul, but are weary of DoD's push for additional budget flexibility.

The US Department of Defense recently announced reforms to defense acquisition processes as well as arms sales to foreign militaries. The department will reshuffle several offices in efforts to ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Department of Defense should consider adjusting its procurement process to speed up the deployment of new software capabilities ...

Drumroll, please. On November 7, 2025, the Department of Defense (DoD) released three memoranda signaling changes to its approach to procurement and Foreign Military Sales/Direct Commercial Sales in ...

A defense task force has recommended the new acquisition process must be agile and capable of delivering IT systems in no more than 18 months. The Defense Department is going buy information ...

MCLEAN, Va. & BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A survey commissioned by MITRE revealed significant hurdles that remain in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition process, particularly for ...

The Defense Department’s antiquated acquisition system and policies present major problems for DOD in fulfilling today’s mission needs and contribute to government cost overruns, a congressional ...

Inefficiencies, outdated policies and a shrinking workforce are leading to problems in the Defense Department's acquisition process, Maj. Michelle Brunswick, a professor of acquisition management at ...

The warfighter increasingly is influencing U.S. Defense Department acquisition decisions, according to DOD officials. "From the combatant commander perspective, the warfighter has more to say about ...