Army Contracting Command

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60 pages, 3 months of reviews cut from Aberdeen Proving Ground’s acquisition policy

Danielle Moyer, the executive director of the Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, said during her first few months on the job, she created…

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IPPS-A expands services for Army payroll and human resources

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Lawmakers want retired military officers held accountable for jobs with shady foreign clients

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University researchers don’t do a good job of protecting military information

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Time to reel in the growing number of supply chain risk management initiatives?

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(U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Department of Defense via AP)In this Feb. 9, 2021 photo provided by the Department of Defense, Hickam 15th Medical Group host the first COVID-19 mass vaccination on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. By the thousands, U.S. service members are refusing or putting off the COVID-19 vaccine, as frustrated commanders scramble to knock down internet rumors and find the right pitch that will convince troops to take the shot. Some Army units are seeing as few as a third agree to the vaccine, others are higher. (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Department of Defense via AP)

More vaccination sites staffed by military get up and running

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Federal acquisition leaders distressed over workforce, budget cuts

Latest edition of a biennial survey, sponsored by a contracting industry group, finds acquisition leaders have the same challenges they had a decade ago….

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Army to close D.C.-area contracting center in bid to reduce staff turnover

The Army’s Contracting Command will inactivate its National Capital Region contracting center in July of 2013, one of six it currently operates around…

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DoD carries weight of governmentwide small business goal

As the biggest spender in the federal government, the Defense Department has the
greatest potential to award contracts to small businesses. But the nature and breadth of defense contracts can leave out small firms. In part one of Federal News Radio’s special report, The Small Business Dilemma, we examine how the Pentagon is taking steps to make it easier for small firms to do business with the department.

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