Army launches RCO to tackle key capability gaps

By Courtney McBride / August 31, 2016 at 11:33 AM
The Army's new Rapid Capabilities Office aims "to strip some of [the] unnecessary bureaucracy out of" the acquisition system to enable the service to quickly provide critical capabilities to the warfighter, according to the Army secretary. During an Aug. 31 event hosted by Bloomberg Government, Eric Fanning said the office would operate "with the intent to deliver operational effects within a one- to five-year horizon." He highlighted the areas of electronic warfare; cyber; survivability; and position, navigation and timing as...

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