March 28, 2024

Survey Finds That Federal Acquisitions Are in Crisis

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A survey finds that most federal acquisitions professionals are unprepared to quickly re-negotiate contracts in the event of sequestration, Federal Times reports. Survey finds that acquisition problems persist after several years of fixes, FCW reports. The federal acquisitions workforce is losing talent, Government Executive reports. The General Accounting Office takes a hard look at the Pentagon’s implementation of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009.

contractsDefense Daily says the final Defense Authorization Bill (paywall) could come out today. Defense think tanks across the political spectrum call for a half-trillion cut to the Pentagon budget over the next decade, The Hill reports.

FCW reports that civilian federal agencies are spending more on IT infrastructure maintenance than the Pentagon.

New Joint Strike Fighter contract seeks a lower price and more shared risk, Aviation Week reports.

NAVAIR contracts: Raytheon gets $254.6 million more for 252 Tomahawk Block IV All-Up-Round (AUR) missiles; BAE Systems gets $50.8 million for 543 AN/ALE-55 Fiber Optic Towed Decoys (FOTDs) and 117 Electronic Frequency Converters (EFC); Boeing gets $16million more for Non-Recurring Engineering and labor for the redesign and conversion of the existing P-8A System Development and Demonstration Liquid Air Palletized System.

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