If you work in defense acquisition, you’ve probably heard the term “Other Transaction Authority,” or OTA.

You may have heard that Other Transaction Authorities can help Government move faster. That they can make it easier to ►

For defense contractors navigating Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) preparation and requirements, a change in the implementation timeline can raise an immediate question: Should we keep preparing, or wait to see what happens next? ►

The Department of War (DoW) has spent the past decade opening defense work to commercial innovators, startups, and small businesses. Companies that have never worked on a government contract and might not have considered it ►

NSTXL is proud to be selected as the consortium manager for the Joint Directed Energy Consortium (JDEC). This agreement was awarded by the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) in support of the Department of War’s (DoW) Office ►

Traditional defense procurement was built for a different era. As threats evolved and the technology landscape shifted, the Department of War (DoW) needed a faster way to connect with startups, dual-use firms, and non-traditional contractors ►

Government program offices are under pressure to deliver faster, on tighter budgets, and with more scrutiny from oversight bodies that want to know exactly where money went and ►

Not every company knows about Other Transaction Authority (OTA), but those that do have a significant advantage. Designed to cut through the red tape of traditional procurement, the OTA consortium model has become one of ►

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division and the Program Executive Office of Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) recently announced the award of the Prototyping of SPY-1 Organic Sustainment Capabilities to Kratos SRE, Inc. Kratos, ►

Microelectronics Commons: Forging the Arsenal of Freedom through Domestic Innovation

The U.S. Department of War (DoW), through the Naval Surface ►

The introduction of dual-use technology has been a critical component for developing our nation’s defenses. From AI to microelectronics to resilient space systems, dual-use is changing the landscape for how our military researches and ►

In 2023, amid rising geopolitical tensions and security challenges, the Microelectronics Commons program was created to address urgent domestic prototyping needs and safeguard U.S. technological leadership. Today, the ►

As the Department of War (DoW) confronts growing complexity across joint, multi-domain operations, mission engineering has emerged as a critical (but increasingly strained) discipline for aligning systems engineering with operational outcomes. To address this challenge, ►