Army Shifts Capability Portfolio Reviews To Focus On Formations

By Tony Bertuca / March 20, 2013 at 3:01 PM
The Army in June will launch a pilot capability portfolio review process centered on eliminating infantry brigade combat team redundancies, a departure from previous reviews' focus on mission areas like precision fires or intelligence, according a senior service leader. The current, function-based CPR structure was put in place several years ago by then-Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli. The reviews resulted in the cancellations of programs like the Non-Line-of-Sight-Launch system, which was seen as a redundant capability and...

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