The Army must modernize to ensure its readiness for future conflicts, but it cannot achieve this absent a "complete overhaul" of the existing acquisition system, according to the nominee for secretary of the service. Mark Esper appeared Nov. 2 before the Senate Armed Services Committee, more than three months after the panel received his nomination for Army secretary. He characterized the service's steps to reform acquisition as a good beginning, but called for radical changes to the process. "There have...
