The Pentagon’s newly constituted acquisition and sustainment office is divesting its role in managing programs and shifting to a focus on "capability portfolios," according to an official leading the re-organization. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord has shifted milestone decision authority on most major acquisition programs to the military services -- with a few exceptions -- and her office is now focusing on "cross-capability portfolios," according to Ben FitzGerald, director of the office of strategy and...
