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Army Secretary Fanning Champions Acquisition Reform To Keep Up With Industry

Army Secretary Fanning Champions Acquisition Reform To Keep Up With Industry
Eric K. Fanning, Secretary of the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Alfredo Barraza/Released)

Newly confirmed Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning said Tuesday the current push for acquisition reform has a reasonable chance of success and could help the service keep pace with technological advancements in the private sector.Fanning has taken up the mantel of acquisition reform as a priority for his tenure, primarily because he says the opportunity was ripe.“From my perspective, having been in OSD and all three [services] now…bureaucracies are additive,” he said. “Something bad happens and a process is…

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