CIA Acquisition Overhaul Yields Nearly 400 Tech Procurements in Six Months

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said on June 30 that the CIA completed nearly 400 technology acquisitions in the past six months under an acquisition framework introduced earlier this year to speed procurement and modernize how the agency works with industry. The framework, announced in February, is part of a broader CIA effort to modernize how the agency acquires commercial technology, reduce procurement timelines, and strengthen partnerships with U.S. industry as the agency expands its use of adva