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Archives by date > 2012 > September > 7th

Rapid Fire September 7, 2012: Better Better Buying Power

Sep 07, 2012 10:00 UTC

  • Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall is about to update the Better Buying Power (BBP) guidance issued by Ashton Carter two years ago.

  • Part of BBP relies on reviving “should cost” procurement methodology. The RAND Corporation looked into it and notes that such reviews have been conducted by the Air Force on and off since the 60s with mixed results, but notes that the necessary training and manpower to effectively conduct them may be lacking.

  • The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspected the Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center Southwest at North Island Naval Air Station (FRCSW) in California and found that employees had been exposed to toxic metals including lead, cadmium and beryllium. LA Times | AP.

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