Social and Economic Public Policy Goals and their Impact on Defense Acquisition by Moshe Schwarts Section 809 Panel and CRS These policies may be laudable, yet add substantial cost, complexity, bureaucracy, and time to the acquisition process dau.mil/library/arj/AR…

Viewpoint: Some Final Words From The Section 809 Panel | Insight from Νικολας Τσομπανιδης

Inhofe: "We’ve still got more work to do on the NDAA. We need to conference with the House, and get a conference report enacted by October 1. In the month of July we’ve also got to do our annual funding bills, and reach a budget deal.” Breaking Defense breakingdefense.com/2019/06/senate…

GSA calls for industry input on development of its e-commerce platform. Federal Times federaltimes.com/acquisition/20…

OMB guidance continues work of FITARA. “Aligning common investments like data centers, end-user devices, software, & networks and linking budget & performance is critical to make informed decisions about performance of these investments." Federal Times federaltimes.com/management/bud…

"To move DoD into the future, panel recommends creating 2 levels of coordinated portfolios. Requirements & budgeting coordinated across both levels would reduce problems such as inadequate/misaligned funding or redundant capabilities." Breaking Defense breakingdefense.com/2019/07/809-pa…

“Policy does not drive results. People drive results. If you’re putting a dashboard in front of somebody, but they don’t know how it was created, what fed up into it, they may make potentially dangerous decisions.” Federal News Network Jory Heckman federalnewsnetwork.com/big-data/2019/…

"White House is leaning toward a continuing resolution instead of a broader deal. But that’s a no-go with McConnell, who told reporters it would be “unacceptable ... from a defense point of view,” as would sequestration." Joe Gould Defense News defensenews.com/congress/2019/…

"Lynch gave technical teams the ability to waive any DoD policy “if it was in the way of the mission” during his stint at DoD." govinsider.asia/connected-gov/…

809 Panel created a Professional Practice Guide to guide auditors through the process of evaluating cost or pricing data. Hear more about it.

Panel chairman David Drabkin discusses core panel recs and what actions DOD can take now to better deliver capability to the warfighter. podcastone.com/episode/3-year…

"The sad truth is, unless government and contractors step up and persistently advocate for change, there’s a high likelihood that the panel’s recommendations will die on the vine." Federal News Network federalnewsnetwork.com/contracting/20…

This huge and surprising. Pentagon prevails in legal challenge to its JEDI Cloud contract | Federal News Network shar.es/a0R4DX via Federal News Network

"Discipline in DoD’s spending & procurement has come to be the rule and not the exception. How America’s largest bureaucracy got there is a story of tough accountability, right incentives, & tenacious focus on the needs of troops themselves." Defense One defenseone.com/ideas/2019/07/…

On July 15, the panel is closing up shop. It's "both the end and the beginning of an era." Shel Johnson NCMA ncmahq.org/news/magazine-…

Section 809 Panel The Panel sunsets tonite. The Commissioners & Staff spent 3 years delivering 4 reports & a Roadmap to put DoD’s Acq Sys on a warfooting to deliver capability to warfighters inside the turn of near peer competitors & nonstate actors. SECDEF & Congress take action.

Come out Sept 10 for a FREE discussion of what's happening with panel recommendations. Register with the generous host, NAPA. napawash.org/events/section…

Have you registered? Spend Tuesday morning discussing the future of acquisition reform with panel reps and NAPA hosts. napawash.org/events/section…

Want to learn more about the Section 809 Panel's recommendations for streamlining & codifying U.S. #acquisition regulations? Visit section809panel.org/roadmap for a Roadmap to the Section 809 Panels' Reports. #809Panel

Terry Raney, Section 809 Panel commissioner, discusses the panel’s final findings, and key changes that need to be made to defense acquisition regulations. ow.ly/LEaw50w8rGw