Report: DOD Still Behind On Developmental-Testing Leadership Assignments (Updated)

By Christopher J. Castelli / April 19, 2013 at 6:25 PM
(Editor's Note: The story has been updated to correct the spelling of Steven Hutchison's last name.) The Defense Department remains far short of its goal of assigning senior leaders to oversee developmental testing for all big-ticket weapons and information-technology programs, according to a new report to Congress. Key leadership positions (KLPs) for testing are assigned to "less than 50 percent" of major defense acquisition programs and major automated information systems, states the March report signed by acting Deputy Assistant...

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