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Navy Claims New Records for Small Business Participation, Improved Overall Acquisition Efficiency

James F. Geurts, the assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, speaks to the crowd about acquisition on Aug. 15, 2019 at the Marine Corps Ground Acquisition Award Dinner in Arlington, Va., in 2019. US Marine Corps Photo

The Department of the Navy continues to do more and more work with small businesses, again in Fiscal Year 2020 breaking records for how much money for goods and services went to small businesses – despite the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Geurts: Early Contract Awards During Pandemic Giving Navy Bandwidth to Plan for Possible Continuing Resolution

Attack boat Vermont (SSN-792) float-off on March 29, 2019. General Dynamics Electric Boats Photo

The Navy has created stability for the defense industrial base during the coronavirus pandemic by awarding contracts early to create a plentiful backlog of work, and the service’s acquisition chief said he doesn’t want to lose that stability heading into the new fiscal year, which could kick off with a continuing resolution.

Fiscal Year 2021 starts one month from today, and it’s unclear whether...