Sharothi Pikar, command acquisition executive at U.S. Cyber Command, has been appointed deputy chief digital and AI officer, acquisitions, at the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. In her new role,
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The General Services Administration has outlined a five-year strategy to modernize its real estate assets, acquisition processes, government operations, and customer experience and governance technologies. GSA described Thursday the initiatives on its
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The majority of artificial intelligence technologies designed to support U.S. military operations are in the development phase of Department of Defense acquisition programs, according to a Government Accountability Office report. GAO caught
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The Department of Defense has assigned Andrew Hunter, the Air Force’s new acquisition chief, to concurrently perform the duties of DOD undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment. Hunter was sworn in as the
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Col. Eric Felt, director of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate, has been appointed deputy executive director of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Architecture, Science and Technology Directorate. Felt will
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Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said SDA uses the spiral development model to deliver “good enough” capabilities to warfighters every two years. He
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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has acquired the LeMond Carbon Facility near the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oakland, Tennessee, closing its first-ever option-to-purchase agreement. NNSA said Wednesday the arrangement enabled
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Gen. Nina Armagno, director of staff at the U.S. Space Force headquarters, said the service plans to focus on accelerating technology procurement in 2022, National Defense Magazine reported Wednesday. USSF, which turns
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Michael Brown, director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), said he believes the Department of Defense should reform its system of procurement to address the “DOD valley of death” between developing a
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is using specialized contracts to procure weapon system components, engineering and support services tailored specifically for the customer, DOD News reported Wednesday. The captains of industry/supplier capabilities
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