DODs New Acquisition Plan Will Streamline How it Buys, Scales AI
Summary
Plumb likened the new plan, called the Open Data and Applications Government-owned Interoperable Repositories (Open DAGIR) initiative, to a “layer cake.” “Let’s make a layer cake instead of a vertically integrated stack,” said Plumb in a conversation with Dcode Co-Founder and CEO Meagan Metzger. And then let’s do that in a predictable, repeatable way.” A primary issue the plan addresses is the vertically integrated procurement problem DOD traditionally faces. “It would be a totally unsustainable way to manage your life.” Open DAGIR presents a modular system enabling procurement for different components to be integrated separately, she added. “You all can communicate that to your investors, to capital and use that to also help bridge the valley of death from the outside.” Another aspect to the new model is that it enables the department to provide clarity about requirements and specific pathways to vendors. Moving forward, industry can submit regular feedback about Open DAGIR to further improve the ecosystem and procedures, Plumb said.