
During a Thursday confirmation hearing, the administration’s nominee for Army Secretary vowed to make acquisition reform a focus of his tenure and to stand up a Rapid Capabilities Office meant to expedite the development and fielding of weapons.Before being nominated as the civilian head of the Army, Eric Fanning held the position of acting Air Force secretary and collaborated with the service’s Rapid Capabilities Office, he told the Senate Armed Services Committee.“If confirmed, one of the things that I’d want…