Pentagon's big acquisition shake-up still waiting on two key players

By Tony Bertuca / August 7, 2018 at 3:18 PM
(Editor's note: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord's roundtable with reporters was July 27, not last week as the story first reported.) The Pentagon is touting its new efforts to reorganize its acquisition and innovation system, but remains without two key administration officials who must be confirmed by the Senate. "I think that we have an incredible opportunity here over the next two years or so to make some very substantive changes in our acquisition...

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