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Use of Fixed-Price Incentive Firm Contracts
Frank Kendall

Special: Preview of important article by Under Secretary Kendall, from pp.2-4 of the coming March-April issue of Defense AT&L.
 
Moving Forward
Frank Kendall

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Public-Private Partnerships
Dave Floyd and Tom Gorman

TCurrent 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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Good Contracts Start With Good Requirements
Lyle Eesley

A clearly written requirement is the key to meeting performance needs. An otherwise solid contract cannot save poorly defined requirements.
 
Building Genuine Motivation
Stan Emelander

Motivating workforce members and building an engaged workforce is an ever-greater imperative in an era of public-sector budget constraints.
 
How Full Is the Toolbox?
Michael A. Bayer

The value of using tools is understood, but does the logistician have the tools available to accomplish specified tasks?
 


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