Jacques Gansler

Ash Carter, Joseph Dunford

Experts say Carter’s cautious reforms aren’t bold enough

Despite calls that Carter’s Defense reforms aren’t exactly daring, experts said they are a move in the right direction.

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Waste, fraud in Iraq put all eyes on DoD contracting

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Buying commercial in DoD: Pentagon struggles to stay away from customization

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DoD’s process to buy services lacking

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Analysis: More training for DoD acquisition officers?

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Army-University alliance speeds research to market

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DoD reforms parallel Gansler Commission findings

Changes in the Pentagon\’s contracting process are taken from Jacques Gansler\’s 2007 report commissioned by Army Secretary Pete Geren.

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Army rebuilding contracting workforce

The Army is trying to get the word out that it needs good people to help manage money. The lagging economy, stubborn unemployment and improved pay and…

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Multiyear contract is a big boon to Boeing

The Navy strikes a deal to lump together all the fighter jets it plans to purchase over the next several years into a single large buy, in a victory for aerospace giant Boeing. Dr. Jacques Gansler, former undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, explains.

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