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How OTAs and CSOs are Enabling the New Warfighting Era

To outpace emerging threats, the Department of Defense (DOD)/Department of War (DOW) is reshaping federal acquisition by championing Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) and Commercial Solutions Openings (CSOs) that bring innovation to the warfighter at the front lines faster. This change embodies the administration’s intent to take a more offensive posture in meeting warfighter needs; one that challenges the acquisition community to move faster, think creatively, and embrace innovation as a core mission imperative.

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