Good News for New Tech: Panel Recommends DOD IT Acquisition Reform

Abstract

As information technology (IT) companies have known for years, the U.S. government regularly acquires inferior technology, often slowly and at high prices. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), which stands to benefit the most from state-of-the-art technology, is encumbered by a web of complex and archaic procurement regulations. For emerging technology companies looking to serve the government, DOD's procurement approach can be a major source of frustration, discouraging many of them from entering the federal arena altogether.