Software acquisition, widely seen as a “nightmare” in the Pentagon, is getting a major update as the Department of Defense sets to overhaul its purchasing policies. Software will now be bought under ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Defense Department Inspector General's Office has opened an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the ...

Stacy A. Cummings delivers a keynote speech to the Naval Postgraduate School's 18th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium, virtually, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2021. (DOD photo by U.S.

WHAT: Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum titled “Directing Modern Software Acquisition to Maximize Lethality” that is intended to reform DOD’s procurement involving ...

Government agencies rely on software to deliver critical services, but many systems are outdated and difficult to maintain. Aging technology slows down operations, increases security risks, and makes ...

The Pentagon must default to rapid acquisition processes when buying software, from business systems to weapons components, the defense secretary said in a Thursday memo. The move is a “big deal,” one ...

The U.S. Army is getting capabilities to the battlefield quicker through its acquisition program called Software Acquisition Pathway. The approach is being applied to new programs or efforts, and so ...