Acting Army secretary: Cross-functional team leads 'dual-hatted,' but focused on modernization

By Courtney McBride / November 8, 2017 at 1:41 PM
The leaders of the cross-functional teams tasked with pursuing the Army's top modernization priorities "are moving out," building their staffs and identifying the required capabilities in their portfolios, according to acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy. At a Wednesday breakfast hosted by the Association of the United States Army, McCarthy said Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Jim McConville was responsible for selecting the CFT leaders. The CFT leads, on whom Inside Defense reported last month, are "brigade command qualified officers...

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