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Army Leadership Preparing For Tougher Divestiture Decisions To Fund Modernization Procurement

Army Leadership Preparing For Tougher Divestiture Decisions To Fund Modernization Procurement
Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy, center left, and Gen. James C. McConville, the Army’s chief of staff, center right, discuss emerging technology while inside the Mission Enabling Technologies – Demonstrator. (U.S. Army photo by Sean Kimmons, Defense Media Activity)

Senior Army leadership is preparing for increasingly tougher choices as it looks to continue divesting from legacy systems to fully fund modernization efforts as the service begins finalizing acquisition objectives for new platforms.  Officials told attendees at the Defense News conference Wednesday that the Army will continue the “night court” process to find more funds to shift over to higher priorities as its cross-functional teams gain a better idea of the number of systems that will be procured.  “Every dollar…

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