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Industry Organization Seeks Further Reforms to Speed Up Procurement
The Aerospace Industries Association is urging the Trump administration to make more aggressive changes to the federal acquisition process, according to a letter shared with Breaking Defense. The organization believes that the administration’s revised Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) do not go far enough in streamlining the process and recommends changes to cost and pricing data requirements and allowable costs. The AIA’s vice president of national security policy, Margaret Boatner, highlighted the importance of these changes in an interview with Breaking Defense, stating that they could have a significant impact on shortening procurement timelines and enabling the process to move faster. The Trump administration’s FAR overhaul is part of a broader effort to reform the acquisition process, and the AIA is working to formulate specific language for its recommendations, as reported by Breaking Defense.