The Defense Department is overhauling its acquisition system to prioritize speed and transform its relationship with defense contractors, particularly the largest ones. But questions over cost, competition and government leverage are likely to shadow the effort as policies roll out in the coming months. Pentagon acquisition chief Michael Duffey said today that DOD will spend the next several months hashing out the details of the new acquisition system laid out by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday. “One thing we’re...
