Army official wants tech contracts in 6 months, plans to scratch overly-prescriptive requirements

Army official wants tech contracts in 6 months, plans to scratch overly-prescriptive requirements
Army official wants tech contracts in 6 months, plans to scratch overly-prescriptive requirements

“When we have a problem, we want to take that problem and give it to industry, and not over prescribe contracts,” said Danielle Moyer, executive director of Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen.

OTAs Soar & Army Leads The Way: CSIS Report

OTAs Soar & Army Leads The Way: CSIS Report
OTAs Soar & Army Leads The Way: CSIS Report

Army Contracting Command still accounts for 45 percent of all DoD Other Transaction Authority obligations, but the Air Force and, belatedly, the Navy are starting to catch up.

Army Robots: Two Contracts Forward, One Contract Back

Army Robots: Two Contracts Forward, One Contract Back
Army Robots: Two Contracts Forward, One Contract Back

Textron won the Robotic Combat Vehicle-Medium and Qinetiq the RCV-Light, but General Dynamics’ award for the S-MET “mule” must be recompeted.

DIU(X) Funds Brain-Hacking Headset; Boston Branch Opens

DIU(X) Funds Brain-Hacking Headset; Boston Branch Opens
DIU(X) Funds Brain-Hacking Headset; Boston Branch Opens

UPDATED: Carter Touts Import Of Biotech CAMBRIDGE, MASS.: Special operations troops will test a high-tech headset that “uses noninvasive electrical stimulation” to help the brain learn better marksmanship and hand-to-hand combat skills, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said here today. This cutting edge example of “enhanced human operations” — a highly controversial field — is just…