Kendall Lays Out New Legislative Proposals For Acquisition Reform

By Tony Bertuca / February 5, 2015 at 5:55 PM
Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall has put forth a new package of legislative proposals focused on easing the burden on weapon system program managers, who are often overwhelmed by the time and manpower required by law to document and justify their actions. If included by Congress in the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill, the goal of Kendall's proposals would be to "reduce the number of required stand-alone documents for major programs by 50 percent," according to a summary of...

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