Modernizing Federal Procurement: Embracing AI, Automation, and Bold Change
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Modernizing Federal Procurement: Embracing AI, Automation, and Bold Change

BySean Wybenga

Modernizing Federal Procurement: Embracing AI, Automation, and Bold Change Federal procurement is overdue for modernization. While designed for accountability, the system has become inefficient, slow, and overly complex. The result? Lengthy procurement cycles, misalignment between contracting and program offices, and IT failures that cost taxpayers millions. The root cause isn’t just bureaucracy—it’s outdated technology and…

Harnessing Data for a Resilient Defense Industrial Base
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Harnessing Data for a Resilient Defense Industrial Base

ByGary Celli

Harnessing Data for a Resilient Defense Industrial Base As we navigate an increasingly complex economic landscape marked by rising inflation, contracting margins, and stricter lending norms, our Defense Industrial Base faces a significant challenge in sustaining operational readiness.  This predicament particularly affects small businesses, crucial links in the Department of Defense’s (DoD) supply chains, potentially…

Balancing Military Logistics
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Balancing Military Logistics

ByGary Celli

Balancing Military Logistics Move Now or Move Later? Deciding whether to move now or move later is a constant challenge in military logistics planning. The factors influencing this decision vary based on the perspective of the decision-maker. For example, an AMC logistician will consider different aspects when stocking a repair facility, depending on whether it…

Modernizing Federal Acquisitions
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Modernizing Federal Acquisitions

BySean Wybenga

From Stovepipes to Streamlined Modernizing Federal Acquisitions Overcoming Barriers in Federal Acquisition In many organizations, federal acquisition professionals operate in separate offices inadvertently creating information silos, with less-than-ideal communication and collaboration between offices. These stovepipes create barriers to success, with various stakeholders throwing documents over the fence without knowing their fate or having clear lines…

It Starts with a Modern Warehouse
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It Starts with a Modern Warehouse

ByGeorge Batsakis

It Starts with a Modern Warehouse Ways to Improve Federal Supply Chain The explosion of technologies like IoT, 5G, and LIDAR are having a huge impact on the modernization of commercial warehousing. These technologies, and others, are enabling productivity gains from the maximization of warehousing space to improved auditability. Robotic storing and retrieval, integrated with…