Defense Department acquisition officers should strive to procure goods and services as quickly as possible, but remain vigilant when it comes to avoiding waste, according to a memo from Shay Assad, the Pentagon's defense pricing director. "Speed is important, but it must be deliberative," Assad writes. "The need to act quickly is real and it can be effective, but it should not be done to the detriment of ensuring we have acted in a responsible manner." Assad's July 26 memo...
