Not infrequently government program managers and other acquisition professionals see an opportunity where some form of innovative contracting would expedite or enhance their mission. Sometimes they get a response lacking in knowledge and understanding, such as “Other Transactions are illegal.” … Continued
A December study produced by Air University suggests the Air Force further use the Pentagon’s other transaction authority (OTA) to partner with domestic commercial firms pursuing quick and rapid launch capabilities. The study, “Fast Space: Leveraging Ultra Low-Cost Access for … Continued
On May 27, 1997 Richard L. Dunn received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service for his work in innovative contracting. It read: For exceptionally meritorious civilian service as General Counsel, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), … Continued
Full version of an article featured in National Defense Magazine The good news – Congress has provided the Department of Defense with a cluster of legal authorities to conduct experimentation, research, development, prototyping, and production that can lead … Continued
Written by Strategic Institute Staff – Having lived in ‘transitioning neighborhoods’ in urban cores most of my adult life I became familiar with a particular defeatist, apathetic behavior. It is not uncommon to walk down the street and hear … Continued
Even the world’s largest bureaucracy can learn to dance. As the shift continues from the manufacturing economy of the industrial age to the digital economy of the information age, US national-security organizations need to transform as well. American military forces … Continued
Interview with Mr. Richard L. Dunn, Strategic Institute for Innovation in Government Contracting and Captain David Rothzeid, Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) about Other Transactions (OTs) For more on Other Transactions attend The Future is Now! Fast and Affordable … Continued
People sometimes ask about the procurement system “how did things get so messed up?” or “why is the system so slow and unresponsive?” The answers to those questions might require a series of lectures or extensive study but below are … Continued
The new Other Transactions (OT) Guide of 2017 has finally been issued a year after the statute was made permanent as 10 U.S. Code 2371b and incorporated important amendments; and, many years after the 2002 version became hopelessly outdated due … Continued
Other Transaction Authority (OTA) provides and alternative acquisition approach to the current “costs too much, takes to long system.” The current system cannot be fixed; more than three decades of trying with worsening results is testament to this. Why you … Continued