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May 13, 2016 By AMK

Issue is speed — not cost — of technology acquisition

Speed of acquiring new technology – rather than lowering cost – is the driving force behind U.S. military acquisition reform, a panel of defense spending experts said Monday.

The Biggest Complaint from Silicon ValleySpeaking at the Center for International and Strategic Studies (CSIS), a Washington, D.C., think tank, William LaPlante, a vice president at Mitre and a former senior U.S. Air Force acquisition official, said the hurdle now is not really cost, but speed.

“If you’re going to fail, fail early” and build in true modularity in the systems — like the Gerald R. Ford carriers (CVN-78). LaPlante said this would be a big step away from the proprietary hardware, software and interfaces called for in existing programs.

Katherine Blakeley, of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment, said, the three concerns in defense spending still come down to: What are you getting, how much is it going to cost and when are you getting it. But speed of delivery is taking on new importance as threats change.

Keep reading this article at: https://news.usni.org/2016/04/25/csis-panel-speed-not-cost-is-key-question-in-defense-acquisition-reform

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition reform, agile, agility, Budget Control Act, Congress, cost, DoD, House Armed Services Committee, procurement reform, proprietary, speed, technology, threats

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