Austin promises 'innovation' and divestiture of 'legacy systems'

By Tony Bertuca / March 4, 2021 at 4:03 PM
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a department-wide memo, pledged today the Pentagon would modernize the military "at a speed and scale that matches a dynamic threat landscape," while also divesting "legacy systems and programs that no longer meet our security needs." Austin's memo struck a similar tone as that of President Biden's interim national security guidance released yesterday . Both also did not provide specifics as to which "legacy" programs would be divested. It also remains to be seen how...

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