A high-profile advisory panel examining the Defense Department's acquisition process plans to conduct a review of how forces in the private sector contribute to rising weapon system costs. "We're taking a very comprehensive look," said Ronald Kadish, retired Air Force lieutenant general and chairman of the Federal Advisory Commission on the Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment Project. The panel, established June 7 by Gordon England, the acting deputy defense secretary, held its first public meeting today in Arlington. England directed the...
