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Panel Wants Array of DoD Industrial Base, Acquisition Reforms

Julie Samuel

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

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A House panel is calling on the Pentagon to help maintain the industrial base, improve communication with industry, and revamp its acquisition processes. These and other recommendations from the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Panel on Business Challenges in the Defense Industry are intended to help smaller firms work with the Pentagon. The seven-lawmaker panel spent the past seven months investigating barriers small and mid-sized businesses face entering and competing in the defense industry. It released a five-part report Tuesday…

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