Del Toro: Navy must avoid 'requirements creep' in acquisition programs

By Aidan Quigley / August 30, 2021 at 12:37 PM
The Navy must work to avoid “requirements creep” in its acquisition programs to limit cost growth and schedule delays, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said Monday. Del Toro, speaking at the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance’s Defense Innovation Days event, said the Navy needs to expend taxpayer funding responsibly. “I’m already spreading the message out to my side of the house, the Department of the Navy, that we have to really control requirements creep when it comes to acquisition...

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