Think tankers urge DOD to keep software procurement simple

By Theresa Maher / March 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A panel of think tank analysts want the Pentagon to think more simply about software acquisition, according to a report released this week. China outproduces the United States in terms of military hardware like ships and missiles, but Christine Fox, co-chair of the Atlantic Council’s Commission on Software-Defined Warfare, told reporters Wednesday software is the key to confronting Beijing’s advantage in mass. “If we can get software right in the department -- and if we can get it adopted and...

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