A series of new directives from Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy elaborates on Army leaders' plans to reform the acquisition process. On Nov. 15, while serving as acting secretary, McCarthy issued six memoranda outlining the implementation process for various elements of acquisition reform. The documents address science and technology integration and synchronization, streamlining test and evaluation, adjustments to sustainment policy, streamlining of contracting, improvements to cost estimation and resourcing, and performance assessment metrics. The directives follow a Sept. 12 memo from...
