Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord said her office is set to unveil in December "the most transformational acquisition policy change we’ve seen in decades." "We're on the brink of some major changes," she said during a Pentagon press conference. Known as the Adaptive Acquisition Framework , the new policy will be a clean-sheet re-write of lengthy acquisition regulations known as DOD Instruction 5000.02. "This policy embraces the delegation of decision making, tailoring program oversight to minimize unnecessary bureaucratic processes and...