The Army's new chief of staff last week strongly voiced his approval for new acquisition changes that would give service chiefs greater accountability for program cost and schedule overruns, asking the Pentagon to "let us take a swing at the bat." Gen. Mark Milley, speaking during a panel discussion at an Oct. 7 Council on Foreign Relations event in Washington, said "it just makes common sense" to hold service chiefs "accountable and responsible for the equipment that's going to the...
