The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

Two recent developments are drawing attention across the contracting community: proposed changes to small-business size standards and new supply-chain transparency requirements from the Defense Department. Here to discuss what contractors are making of both, is Stephanie Kostro, President of the Professional Services Council.
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The Pentagon needs more ships, more munitions and more manufacturing capacity. Industry is responding, but expanding production takes time, money, and confidence that demand will last. Joining me to talk through those constraints and industry's response is the president and CEO of the National Defense Industrial Association, David Norquist.
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Recent battlefield experience suggests that a new military capability may not stay effective for as long as defense planners once assumed. As adversaries adapt more quickly, pressure is growing to shorten the cycle between development, production, and upgrades. For one industry perspective on what that could mean for defense procurement, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke with Chad Steelberg, CEO and Founder of Tiberius Aerospace.
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Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
The government is changing some key rules that shape the federal contracting marketplace
For years, the defense industrial base was a future problem. Now it's a production problem
The Ukraine war is forcing militaries to rethink how quickly weapons and countermeasures evolve
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The Defense Department’s third message to industry since early May is prompting many contractors to strongly doubt whether Secretary Pete Hegseth’s goal of revitalizing the defense industrial base still is a priority. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg’s August 18 memo on cost and pricing is the latest example in the last three months of the Pentagon adding more compliance and complexity to contractors working for the DoD.
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