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November 12, 2014 By AMK

Navy leaders try to speed IT acquisition by reinterpreting the FAR

Vendors will appreciate that Navy acquisition officials are keenly aware of the rapidity with which IT can become outdated and cyberthreats can magnify. Whether that awareness translates into a quicker buying cycle and a shrewder acquisition strategy remains to be seen.

Navy logoUnder ideal circumstances, it takes about six months for the Navy to move from knowing what it wants to buy to awarding a contract, said Victor Gavin, program executive officer for enterprise information systems in the Department of the Navy. That just won’t cut it when it comes to IT and cybersecurity, he added.

Keep reading this article at: http://fcw.com/articles/2014/10/28/navy-leaders-speed-acquisition.aspx

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition planning, acquisition strategy, cybersecurity, FAR, information technology, IT, Navy

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