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SOCOM will bring VCs for roundtables to better understand startup culture

Tech startups and DoD continue to talk past each other. SOCOM hopes to close that communication gap by meeting with VCs throughout the year to better startups’…

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So far, no FAR: A look inside one agency’s unique procurement shop

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The Defense Department clarifies how to use other transaction authority

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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erwin MicianoPHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 17, 2018) The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) leads a formation of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 ships as U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft and U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets pass overhead for a photo exercise during Valiant Shield 2018. The biennial, U.S. only, field-training exercise focuses on integration of joint training among the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.

Tech accelerator will manage prototyping by nontraditional defense companies

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New government contracting center aims to fill independent research, education void

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In military services, new push from the top toward open systems architectures

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Navy’s weakness lies in delivering innovative products fast, CNO says

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Contracting: A look back at 2018 and what’s ahead for 2019

Nick Wakeman, editor in chief of Washington Technology joins host Mark Amtower on this week’s Amtower Off Center to discuss the top contracting stories…

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The Civil False Claims Act & OTAs

Marcia Madsen, partner at Mayer Brown LLP, joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf to discuss the Civil False Claims Act and some of the…

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Defense appropriations bill increases troops, seeks details on OTAs

The Defense appropriations bill is heading to the finish line.

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