The Defense Department has released a memorandum that would authorize contracting officers to use a competitive procedure to procure “innovative” commercial technologies and services as part of a four-year pilot program in
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Shay Assad, director of pricing, procurement and acquisition policy at the Defense Department, recently said that the agency will soon release a new policy that would help reduce the lead time for
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The Defense Department wants government contractors to submit their proposals within two months in an effort to expedite the weapons systems procurement process, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Shay Assad, director of
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Shay Assad, director of defense pricing at the Defense Department, has said DoD has started a comprehensive cost review of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft to help officials find ways on how
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The Defense Contract Management Agency plans to open additional centers where military customers will be able to buy commercial services, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes Shay Assad, director of
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The Defense Department will revise its defense acquisition policies in a move to attract new commercial suppliers into the weapons market, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal writes the department will decide whether aerospace components are
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Richard Ginman, the Defense Department‘s director of procurement policy, is set to depart his office after nearly 40 years of service both in the government and private sectors, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday.
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The Defense Department and General Services Administration are collaborating to change how the agencies buy goods and services, Federal Computer Week reports. Speaking at the Coalition for Government Procurement conference Friday, Shay Assad,
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The Defense Department has announced Richard T. Ginman will take over as director of the department’s acquisition policy shop. Ginman replaces former Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy Director Shay Assad, who was
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As his new title suggests, Director of Defense Pricing Shay Assad, formerly head of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, will zero in on the details of Pentagon price tags. In a Federal
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