for people of differing experience and backgrounds to explore and evolve ideas .
“ It is a less threatening way for people to share ideas in a conversation space . This way , we can attack weak spots , and hopefully something that didn ’ t work before will work successfully .”
NASA procurement success stories Since launching in early 2023 , NAIL has already started to deliver results . A significant early achievement has been how it has brought clarity to the relationship between NASA ’ s technical and procurement teams .
Smith Jackson explains that , previously , there were engineers and researchers whose dealings with procurement were rare , and who found it opaque and intimidating , without help or expertise .
NAIL , however , offers an Acquisition Navigator , which is a virtual space that answers procurement questions – everything from how to go about a solicitation or putting together a statement of work .
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