An editorial on the KC-45

April 2, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Boeing, Contract Awards, EADS, GAO, Northrop Grumman Corp., Protest, U.S. Air Force, commercial aviation, logistics 

The San Antonio Express-News points out that one of the goals of the DoD procurement process is to deliver the best value to the nation and the taxpayers. Money quote “All this would be well and good if they were talking about a job creations program or two kinds of widgets that were essentially the same. Instead, they’re talking about a system essential for the projection of American military power and a critical component of national security.” As the editorial points out Congress will criticize the services for wasting money, or as in here, not picking the right contractor.

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Army reorganizes contracting, plans to keep speed up

March 14, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Federal Budget Process, U.S. Army 

If there is one thing that US DoD acquisition is it is slow. New systems take a long time to develop and field. The US military has had some success with “rapid fielding” of smaller systems since 9/11. Of course they have also been hammered by Congress and the media for skipping steps, poor contracting and just wasting taxpayers dollars. In many cases speed has required what seem wasteful steps. This article says that with the organizing of the new Army Contracting Command, set up to control some of the perceived abuses, that “rapid fielding” will still be the goal.

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