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DOD works to get contracting right

A new Defense Department directive and a General Services Administration training initiative point to an increasingly prominent role for the Get It Right campaign the two agencies launched earlier ...
JD Supra

DOD Proposed Rule Will Expand FOCI Requirements to Non-Classified Defense Contracts

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) issued DOD Instruction 5205.87, titled "Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence for Covered DOD Contractors," on May 13, 2024. The ...
JD Supra

DOD Push for Commercial Item and Service Contracting Increases Defense Contracting ...

On March 6, 2025, the Secretary of Defense issued the memo “Directing Modern Software Acquisition to Maximize Lethality” (linked here). Acknowledging that software is at the core of every weapon and ...
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Defense Inspector General finds many contract awards to small businesses lack competition

Despite all efforts, the Defense Department is still not complying with the General Services Administration's regulations regarding competition when awarding orders to small businesses, according to a ...
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DOD August contracts: ACC on Redstone Arsenal to be contracting activity for over $4 ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (WHNT) — Alabama agencies for the week of August 11-15 are set to be working locations or the contracting activities for 12 Department of Defense contracts. Each day of the work ...