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August 5, 2014 By AMK

DOD stresses testing, evaluation improvements

Although “test and evaluation” is far from the most glamorous piece of the defense acquisition puzzle, Pentagon officials are making the case that it is one of the most important.

As part of the Better Buying Power 2.0 initiative unveiled more than a year ago, the Defense Department is emphasizing test and evaluation earlier in the acquisition process in an effort to keep contractors better informed about what the department expects on projects.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Darlene Costello
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Darlene Costello

Conducting tests and defining project requirements earlier in the acquisition cycle were priorities in developing DOD’s most recent guidance to industry, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Darlene Costello said at a July 23 conference in Washington hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association. That guidance was developed by Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall, the senior DOD official leading the department’s attempts to make buying weapons, IT and everything else less costly and more efficient.

Keep reading this article at: http://fcw.com/articles/2014/07/23/dod-stresses-testing.aspx

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: AT&L, Better Buying Power, DoD

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