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The U.S. government and the Department of Defense (DoD) continue to add new social policy, regulatory, and legislative burdens to the federal contracting process, despite growing consensus that these practices have led to a sluggish and inefficient acquisition system that erodes our competitive advantage against adversaries. This dynamic is also driving companies to leave the defense marketplace in droves, despite efforts to recruit new businesses to sell to the DoD and encourage the use of alternative procurement processes. 

Fundamentally, defense acquisition should be governed by fewer requirements and checklists, freeing up acquisition professionals and leaders to develop and sustain long-term business relationships that take a win-win philosophy. In this webinar, Moshe Schwarz shares a fresh look at his 2023 research which provides a framework for how defense buyers and policymakers can improve retention rates for defense contractors, with specific recommendations for removing requirements that do not support critical national security needs.

• Analyze trends affecting the Defense Industrial Base to understand the evolving landscape of defense contracting.
• Evaluate the challenges and barriers faced by contractors when working with the government
• Propose actionable strategies for the Department of Defense (DoD) and Congress to enhance contractor retention and participation in the defense industrial base
  

CMBOK Competency:

• A.3 Collaboration
• B.1 Business Management
• 4.3 Manage Subcontracts
• C.3 Organizational Capability

Presenter:

Moshe Schwartz, President, Etherton & Associates

Moshe Schwartz is president of Etherton and Associates and holds positions as Senior Fellow for Acquisition Policy at NDIA and director at the Procurement Round Table. Previously, Moshe served as Executive Director of the congressionally mandated Advisory Panel on Streamlining and Codifying Acquisition Regulations (section 809 Panel), senior advisor to the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, advisor at ISAF headquarters in Afghanistan, and spent 15 years providing analysis and legislative support to Congress on acquisition policy and industrial base issues, including as a specialist at the Congressional Research Service and senior analyst at GAO. He has testified before Congress and written extensively on a wide range of acquisition and industrial base issues.

Credits:

• 1.0 CPE/CLP credits for participation

Cost: 

• $0 Regular, New Professional, Retired, and Student Member
• $37 Affiliate Member
• $47 Non-Member

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