2021 defense bill takes on new pilot for consumption-based solutions -- Defense Systems
By Lauren C. Williams Dec 16, 2020 Acquisition reform appears to be losing some momentum to go by the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, but Congress is urging the Pentagon to pilot consumption-based buying and cloud, according to language in the conference report. The consumption-based acquisition provision was originally recommended by the Section 809 panel, which was commissioned to develop recommendations to improve the Defense Department's acquisition practices, in 2019. Congress later took it up in the 2020 defense authorization bill, asking for a study of the contracting approach...
Source: defensesystems.com