The Navy's acquisition executive has delegated authority to the service's research chiefs to award contracts up to $1 million for technology and prototype development, and to purchase a variety of materials for "experimental or test purposes," according to two memos obtained by Inside Defense . The Dec. 7 memos, signed by Navy acquisition executive Hondo Geurts, are addressed to the heads of Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, Space and Naval Warfare Center, Marine Corps Systems Command, Naval...
