In an effort to accelerate the traditional acquisition process, the Navy and Marine Corps invited industry to submit white papers on technologies that will be demonstrated in April. Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh, deputy commandant for capability development and integration, said at an Oct. 11 industry conference in Portsmouth, VA, that his office is "co-leading" this effort -- known as the Ship-to-Shore Maneuver Exploration and Experimentation Task Force -- with John Burrow, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development,...