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Governments need to plan for the entire product lifecycle when they purchase technology today

American City & Country

The team should be diverse, with representatives that include IT leadership, department heads (for domain expertise), finance professionals, legal counsel, cybersecurity experts and end-users from relevant departments.” Consider the total cost of ownership, not just upfront costs. What about cooperative contracts?

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Navy’s journey to new procurement system remains in peril

Federal News Network

The latest bid, which followed at least two previous failures, is facing similar troubles as earlier projects: incomplete planning, a technology platform with questionable maturity and, maybe most striking, the hubris of the leadership that their current plan will be successful no matter what evidence emerges that tells a different story.