Cementing key acquisition lessons and reviewing the Defense Department's campaign to bolster its buying power are among acting DOD procurement chief Frank Kendall's top priorities for the year. In remarks today at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Kendall noted that DOD made "extremely painful" decisions in the fiscal year 2013 budget process, but devoted much of his speech to specific goals he discussed with defense acquisition officials recently at a private offsite. Kendall advocated expanding the Pentagon’s focus...
