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The U.S. Department of Defense is shifting how it buys software eyeing greater access to commercial and non-traditional software providers as the Pentagon hopes to rapidly modernize its weapons and ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo this week requiring defense acquisition offices to use the Software Acquisition Pathway and other authorities to buy software. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of ...

The Pentagon must default to rapid acquisition processes when buying software, from business systems to weapons components, the defense secretary said in a Thursday memo. The move is a “big deal,” one ...

DOD needs to balance expediting its software acquisition process with a better system for gauging prospective vulnerabilities and mitigating harm in the event of an attack, the author of this op-ed ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense is shifting how it buys software eyeing greater access to commercial and non-traditional software providers as the Pentagon hopes to rapidly ...