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The Ever-Changing, Unchanged Defense Acquisition System

The defense acquisition system has been in a near-constant state of reform for the past several decades. This observation is ...
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DoD Overhauls Acquisition Process for Faster, Larger, and More Commercial-Like Procurements

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 ...
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MITRE Survey Highlights Persistent Challenges and Emerging Opportunities in Defense Acquisition

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 ...
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The Drumbeat of Progress: DOD’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy

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 ...