Pentagon acquisition reform is a near-annual legislative priority that continues to enjoy bipartisan support in Congress, with the Senate Armed Services Committee holding a hearing on defense innovation this week that highlighted the broad agreement between Republicans, Democrats and defense company executives that the current system of development and procurement takes too long to compete with China. “We need a game changer and we need it right now,” committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) said during the Tuesday hearing. In December,...
