Commercial vendors are being scared off by the government's “onerous” rules, according to the Army's acquisition executive. Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, told the House Armed Services Committee today he is pushing for more freedoms to increase the number of government contractors and speed up the acquisition process. Jette told committee members the government has about 5,000 contractors, a number he views as too low. A former industry executive himself, he said the...
