As the Air Force shifts its primary acquisition model to favor software above platforms, House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman (R-VA) said firm, fixed-price contracts are the best fit. “I think negotiated, fixed-cost contracts is the way to go on software,” Wittman said last week during an event hosted by Applied Intuition. His comments come as the Pentagon and industry are split over the efficiency of those kinds of deals, which require companies to...
