Pentagon's major weapon programs now subject to 'independent technical risk assessments'

The Pentagon's chief technology officer, carrying out a mandate from Congress, has directed all major defense acquisition programs to be subject to independent technical risk assessments before a decision can be made to initiate system development or transition a weapon to production. In a June 18 memo , Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Michael Griffin establishes new Defense Department policy that all MDAPs will be subject to the assessments before a decision is made for milestone A...