Senior acquisition official urges Army to be more 'flexible' following OMFV false start

By Tony Bertuca / January 17, 2020 at 1:26 PM
A top Pentagon acquisition official says he is "proud" of the Army for heading back to the drawing board after canceling its initial plans to replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, but urged the service to be more flexible with the requirements it sets for defense contractors. Kevin Fahey, the assistant secretary of defense for acquisition, told Inside Defense in an interview that the "only thing" the Army did wrong with its plan for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle was...

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