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Moving Forward
Frank Kendall

From the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics

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The Challenges of Being Agile in DoD
William Broadus

The increasing emphasis on “Agile Methods” in Defense Department software development is new territory for most programs. Challenges abound in the differences between traditional acquisition methods and those of the Agile community.

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U.S. Army Executes New Network Modernization Strategy
Lt. Col. Carlos Wiley, Scott Newman, and Vivek Agnish

The U.S. Army late last year began equipping brigade combat teams with its first package of radios, satellite systems, software applications, smartphones, and other components that provide connectivity from an operations center all the way down the chain of command.

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The Imperative of Aligning Systems Engineering and Life Cycle Logistics
Bill Kobren

DoD’s Better Buying Power initiative makes tight alignment necessary of requirements, acquisition, and sustainment communities across a program’s life cycle.

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DoD and Industry Program Interactions
Brian Schultz

There is no “one size fits all” model for the relationship between government and contractor. A review of the dynamics, events, and lessons that both parties should consider.

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Public-Private Partnerships
Dave Floyd and Tom Gorman

Current budget issues highlight the need to leverage the best capabilities across the public and private industrial base to achieve the best value for the money in weapon system support.

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Up and Away: The Market for Helium
BG John G. Ferrari (USA)

Helium, though abundant in the universe, is relatively rare on Earth. The United States
urgently needs to preserve a strategic reserve of this essential ingredient in many advanced technologies and research while private sector demand and prices balloon and soar.

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Going The Distance: Leveraging the Benefits of Competition
Mike Janiga, Su Chang, and Lt. Col. Rodney Stevens, USAF

Continuing competition via two-track contracts (in case a change is needed in the primary contractor) and other initiatives can help contain program costs.

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A Cost-Effective Approach To Inventory Management
Mindy Rash-Gehres, Jerry Decker, Mike Kotzian, Duane Mallicoat, Tim Simpson, and Robert Landry

Item-unique identification marks can be used to more efficiently manage inventory in real time with minimal manpower.

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Good Contracts Start With Good Requirements
Lyle Eesley


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