On December 4, Forward Defense Senior Fellow Steven Grundman authored an article in Aviation Week entitled “Can Hegseth Transform U.S. Defense Acquisition?,” highlighting the importance of speed and agility in acquisition reform. Grundman argues that without funding to pay the upfront costs of reform and sustained engagement from the military departments that execute acquisition, the Pentagon’s much-needed efforts to streamline acquisition risk stalling.
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