DIB advises DOD to recombine acquisition and sustainment and research and engineering offices

By Georgina DiNardo / July 17, 2024 at 1:44 PM
The Defense Innovation Board today said it will launch two new studies focused on expanding Defense Department partnerships with non-traditional companies and the effective development of small, cheap drones for Ukraine as it also provided final recommendations for two past studies, including combining the Office of Acquisition and Sustainment and Office of Research and Engineering into one office, reversing a 2018 congressional decision. During its summer board meeting, Mike Bloomberg, DIB chair, said that the first new topic the board...

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