Army Materiel Command is working to change its approach to contracting to ensure materiel readiness on the battlefield, according to its commanding general. Gen. Gus Perna delivered a keynote address Aug. 9 at a ground vehicles conference hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association in Novi, MI. He said contracting officers will be given more authority to choose contracting vehicles in order to "comb away the excess authorities, the excess guidance." "We will execute what we think is best to...
