Join PSC for an informal round table discussion with Moshe Schwartz, Defense Acquisition Policy Analyst and Heidi Peters, Senior Research Librarian at the Congressional Research Service (CRS) on current use of Other Transaction Authority (OTA) by the Department of Defense (DoD). The discussion will include a brief presentation on OTA consortia by Robert Tuohy of Advanced Technology International (ATI), which manages 12 consortia.

Military agencies are increasingly leveraging OTA to spur innovation, acquire cutting-edge technologies, and adapt business practices. Is this flexible authority essential for DoD to move at the “speed of relevancy” to the warfighter? Will OTA transform defense acquisition, or is it just a niche tool? How are agencies using the OTA consortium model for “one-stop shopping” to accelerate prototyping and acquisition? 

Come prepared to share your companies’ experience and perspectives. 

This event is free for PSC members.