The Defense Department has announced a series of steps designed to bolster competition for contracts, a top acquisition official says in a new memorandum. The memo, signed by Frank Kendall, the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, notes that the Pentagon has not been meeting its competition goals for four years. “In fact, we have experienced a declining competition rate, and we must take action to reverse this trend,” it states. The memo announces the creation of...
