The Army has been delegated milestone decision authority for four programs previously under the defense secretary’s oversight, including the service’s next-generation tactical network, according to the service's acting acquisition chief. The Army had sought Office of the Secretary of Defense approval to be the milestone decision authority on 10 programs, and previous Pentagon leadership had approved four of the programs to transition to the service’s oversight, according to Steffanie Easter, acting assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and...