Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall said this week that his staff is directing a re-think of the way the Defense Department uses some of its contracting methods to ensure they are not overused or too vaguely defined, as has been the case with "lowest price, technically acceptable" contracting. Kendall also revealed that DOD intends to cap the cost of a new presidential helicopter, dubbed the VXX, to help that program, still in its early stages, avoid being canceled after years...
