Army leaders have signed a formal charter outlining the authorities, mission and practices of its new Rapid Capabilities Office. Army Secretary Eric Fanning, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, and Steffanie Easter, the senior civilian official "performing the duties of" the Army acquisition executive, signed the charter. The document lays out the mission for the RCO: "conduct rapid materiel development/delivery efforts to address immediate, near-term and mid-term emerging threats faced by combatant commands through rapid prototyping initiatives, in order to...
