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December 28, 2017 By AMK

Transformation two-step: Challenges for government and industry

There seems to be little debate about the need to aggressively transform government so that it can take advantage of the vast array of new capabilities that comprise the so-called “digital age.”

Indeed, there is little doubt that doing so will help drive out unnecessary costs, dramatically improve performance, and inure to the benefit of all those served by the government.

So what’s taking so long?

And what do government contractors need to do to play a meaningful role in that transformation?

Keep reading this article at: https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2017/11/07/insights-soloway-need-for-change.aspx

 

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition reform, innovation, other transaction agreements, other transaction authority, other transactions, procurement reform

October 26, 2017 By AMK

OTA contracts are the new cool thing in DoD acquisition

Other transaction authority (OTA) contracts seem to be the hip new thing in defense acquisition circles.

The Defense Department, the services and some of their components are all trying to jump on the OTA train as Congress continues to grant the military more authorities with the special contracts.

“This mechanism is just so much faster and so much more attuned to getting something quickly that we want today and not have to spend a couple years going through a protest, going through this huge process to get something we wanted two years ago,” Air Force Director of IT Acquisition Process Development Maj. Gen. Sarah Zabel said during an Oct. 19 speech at a Defense Daily event in Washington. “Everyone is very enthusiastic about OTAs. Still learning how to use them, still growing in the use, but they’re performing very well.”

For those unfamiliar, OTAs give DoD and the military services a work around for the traditional acquisition process. OTAs can take many forms, but are typically used to build prototypes of systems outside of the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

Keep reading this article at: https://federalnewsradio.com/acquisition/2017/10/ota-contracts-are-the-new-cool-thing-in-dod-acquisition/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition policy, acquisition reform, acquisition workforce, Air Force, AT&L, DoD, FAR, OTA, other transaction authority

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