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 ...

On November 7, 2025, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued three memoranda that collectively direct a significant shift in defense policy ...

Too much ink has been spilled on defense acquisition reform over the past few decades. In fact, there have been 12 major commissions and panels on the subject since World War II. Critics have been ...

The Pentagon would place a 5% cap on most fees charged by resellers starting with a specific SIN for IT products bought through the GSA schedule.

A defense task force has recommended the new acquisition process must be agile and capable of delivering IT systems in no more than 18 months. The Defense Department is going buy information ...

The Defense Acquisition Reform panel concludes that DOD's mishandling of acquisitions and procurement fails to fulfill current military's mission needs and contributes to massive cost overruns. A ...

WASHINGTON — There are new calls for reform to the Pentagon's equipment acquisition process. According to the Brookings Institute, roughly one-third of the Defense Department budget—or $310 billion—is ...

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced major reforms Friday to the defense acquisition and arms transfer process, outlining changes intended to accelerate weapons production, strengthen industry ...

Inefficiencies, outdated policies and a shrinking workforce are leading to problems in the Defense Department's acquisition process, Maj. Michelle Brunswick, a professor of acquisition management at ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Department of Defense should consider adjusting its procurement process to speed up the deployment of new software capabilities ...

The House version of the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act would require the Defense Department to hire an outside organization to assess its use and oversight of services contracts. The House ...