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 ...

The Defense Department Inspector General's Office has opened an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the commercial messaging app Signal ahead of U.S. military airstrikes in ...

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.

Government agencies rely on software to deliver critical services, but many systems are outdated and difficult to maintain.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 ...

The increasing importance of software has created an opportunity for the Department of Defense (DoD) to harness innovation through the acquisition and modification of adaptable systems that are 1) ...