Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, has, like many officials before him, pledged to conduct a review of the Pentagon's acquisition system as part of a broader effort to institute "business-minded" reforms. "My priorities would include increasing the readiness of our force, and ensuring its effective employment in accomplishing the missions directed by the Commander-in-Chief," he wrote in answers to advanced policy questions posed by the Senate Armed Services Committee. "I intend...
