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09/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/26/2024 12:50

Voices from DARPA Podcast Episode 82: Acquisition Awesomeness

In this episode, team members from DARPA's Contracts Management Office - Office Director Effie Fragogiannis and Deputy Director Catherine Stevens, along with Special Assistant to the DARPA Director, Scott Ulrey - explore what it takes to innovate contracting processes and mechanisms to enable the development of breakthrough technologies at the speed of relevance.

From DARPA's pioneering work with Other Transactions, to fast-pitch proposals, to the exploration of previously unrealized authorities, hear how the agency is breaking down the barriers of government contracting, providing companies a clearer path to the national security mission.

Show notes and links:

Acquisition Innovation

Collaborative Disruption at DoD - Kathleen Hicks - American Dynamism Summit

Acquisition Innovation: From Other Transactions to Fast-Pitch Proposals

Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Other Transactions Guide

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