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Army Secretary Calls For Continued Focus On Speeding Weapon Acquisition

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

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Army Secretary Calls For Continued Focus On Speeding Weapon Acquisition

U.S. Army Secretary Eric Fanning steps out of an up-armored MaxxPro during a tour September 19, part of the rolling stock of the 401st Army Field Support Brigade, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

Given more time than he likely will have as Army Secretary, Eric Fanning said he would focus on continuing reforms to speed the service’s acquisition process.“We have made a lot of changes to the acquisition process,” Fanning said during a moderated discussion at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. “If I had more time that would be a primary focus to keep working on that. A big part of it is not just changing what we do internally, it…

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