Esper seeks dramatic changes to Army acquisition

By Courtney McBride / November 2, 2017 at 12:28 PM
The Army must modernize to ensure its readiness for future conflicts, but cannot achieve this absent a “complete overhaul” of the existing acquisition system, according to the nominee picked to be the next secretary of the service. Mark Esper appeared Thursday morning before the Senate Armed Services Committee, more than three months after the panel received his nomination for Army secretary. He characterized the service’s steps to reform acquisition as a good beginning, but called for radical changes to the...

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