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Army

Army Officials Moving Away From ‘Self-Limiting’ Requirements To Meet Network Modernization Needs

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

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Army Officials Moving Away From ‘Self-Limiting’ Requirements To Meet Network Modernization Needs

Army Maj. Gen. David Bassett

Army officials are looking to a new acquisition approach for its battlefield network modernization effort built around experimenting with technologies first and then developing requirements as its looks to more rapidly deliver near-term capabilities.Maj. Gen. David Bassett, program executive officer for Army command, control, communications-tactical (PEO C3T), and Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher, leader of the Army’s network cross functional team (CFT), described working to break away from ‘self-limiting’ acquisition practices and moving toward an aggressive industry outreach approach to meet…

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