Cotton says Army's governance model for OIB needs to change

By Dan Schere / October 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The Army's governance model for managing the organic industrial base is in need of reform in order to reduce inefficiencies and put the United States on the path to better solving its munitions shortfall, says Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR). When the Army Transformation Initiative was rolled out May 1 at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, multiple members of Congress raised questions during a series of hearings over the summer about whether a proposal to “review and consolidate operations”...

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