Bloomberg Law
Aug. 21, 2023, 10:30 AM

Inflexibility in Pentagon Procurement Slows Technology Adoption

Win more business by starting the week with procurement trends, federal opportunities, budget priorities, and policy moves.

A congressionally mandated commission called on Congress and the Defense Department to make the legislative funding process more flexible so the US can acquire cutting-edge defense capabilities quickly.

The Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Commission’s interim report, released Aug. 15, said “the current segmented budget structure does not align with today’s technological and development environment.”

The PPBE commission, established by the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, is an independent group of former defense officials, procurement professionals, and representatives from the private ...

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