Lord aims to be 'change leader' for DOD software acquisition

By Justin Doubleday / July 19, 2017 at 4:58 PM
The Trump administration's nominee for Pentagon acquisition chief told Senate lawmakers she wants to be a "change leader" in the Defense Department's acquisition of software and information technology, an area that has drawn increased interest from lawmakers. Ellen Lord, the former chief executive at Textron Systems now nominated as the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, says she will draw on her experience in industry to address the challenges DOD faces in acquiring software. "From my understanding,...

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