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Next SECDEF Should Work Closely With Industry, Congress To Improve Acquisition, Think Tank Says

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, December 4th, 2014

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Next SECDEF Should Work Closely With Industry, Congress To Improve Acquisition, Think Tank Says

Northrop Grumman's B-2 bomber. Photo: Air Force.

The next secretary of defense, which will reportedly be Pentagon veteran Ashton Carter, should set the right tone with industry and work closely with Congress to improve the acquisition process to avoid any major problems that could distract from efforts to address threats overseas, according to a think tank’s recommendations published Thursday. “For the secretary of defense, no news is good news when it comes to defense acquisition,” said Andrew Hunter, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and…

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