Kendall Issues Guidance To Accelerate, Improve DOD Acquisition Efforts

By Christopher J. Castelli / November 13, 2012 at 10:49 PM
Defense Department acquisition chief Frank Kendall said today he is “very unhappy” with how long it takes the Pentagon to field weapons and he plans to tackle the problem in DOD's latest push to boost efficiency and productivity in defense spending. “It's taking much too long, as far as I'm concerned,” Kendall told reporters at a press conference scheduled to promote Better Buying Power 2.0, the Pentagon's latest guidance to acquisition officials. He signed a memo today laying out 36...

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