Directors for research and development and procurement in the Defense Department need to take "rational" risks, said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), co-chair of the newly formed Senate Defense Modernization Caucus. Congressional overseers should empower acquisition officials to make potentially risky decisions to successfully innovate military efforts, Cramer said today at a breakfast held by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Software in Defense Coalition. Only in an encouraging environment can DOD and industry keep up with the pacing threat of...
