The federal government is the largest consumer of goods and services in the world, including more than $100 billion on IT and cyber investments each year.
The KC-46 was to be the ideal candidate for a fixed-price development program. Instead, it has cost Boeing billions, and made industry wary of such deals.
The tech will enable agencies to meet need for quick and efficient public services, such as federal aid programs, unemployment benefits and tax filings.
The U.S. Navy secretary is warning the service won’t be able to fulfill its mission without a strong commercial counterpart. Enter: “maritime statecraft.”
A first step is to abide by international agreements and U.S. law would be for the service to procure supplies from Greenlandic companies, the authors say.