Pentagon acquisition chief moves to streamline rapid prototyping

By Tony Bertuca / April 25, 2018 at 5:39 PM
The Defense Department, in response to a two-year-old congressional directive, is moving to establish a "new pathway" to streamline rapid prototyping for "middle tier" capabilities that could be fielded within five years or use proven technologies to upgrade existing systems, according to a recent memo from Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord. The April 16 memo, which provides the military services and DOD agencies interim authority to begin the new rapid prototyping programs, says the new...

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