Thornberry unveils potential punishments for DoD's slow implementation of acquisition reforms

Thornberry unveils potential punishments for DoD's slow implementation of acquisition reforms

May 17, 2019, Federal News Network

Scott Freling is quoted in Federal News Network regarding the House Armed Services Committee’s proposal to speed up the Department of Defense’s implementation of changes. Mr. Freling says, “The process for updating and refining the acquisition regulation to keep pace with Congress has slowed to a glacial pace. That causes quite a bit of consternation for contractors we work with where there’s changes that Congress has made to the procurement rules that aren’t yet reflected in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) or in the Defense FAR supplement. That uncertainty has been a source of concern by many clients where they are left in a state of wondering where they can avail themselves of the new rules or whether they have to wait until the FAR Council acts.”