As the House Armed Services Committee looks to continue emphasizing acquisition reform in the new fiscal year, lawmakers worked to bolster their case for shorter acquisition timetables during a Tuesday hearing. Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) expressed a concern that there is too much development during production cycles, noting the acquisition system provides incentives for getting a program past milestone B, even if the technology has not yet been fully matured. This issue leads to cost overruns, Thornberry said, noting...
