Acting secretary touts greater collaboration in acquisition

By Courtney McBride / August 2, 2017 at 9:10 AM
Army senior leaders are taking a multifaceted approach to improving the acquisition enterprise, driven by the need to better align resources, time lines and requirements, according to the service's top civilian official. Acting Secretary Robert Speer said during a July 26 event hosted by the Association of the United States Army the service "can't continue to spend so much money in delivering so late." He advocated greater and earlier collaboration among various elements traditionally "stovepiped": resourcing officials, the acquisition community,...

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