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Navy/USMC

Del Toro Launches Bottom-Up Initiative To Shed Budget And Acquisition Inefficiencies

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 9th, 2024

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Del Toro Launches Bottom-Up Initiative To Shed Budget And Acquisition Inefficiencies

Nickolas Guertin, former assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition. (Photo: Defense Department)

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro on Monday evening asked for input and solutions across the Navy and Marine Corps for program and process fixes that would eliminate inefficiencies and strengthen the service overall. The “Running Fix” initiative, outlined in a Jan. 7 memorandum, includes a Phase I effort that seeks ideas for inclusion in developing the fiscal year 2026 budget in two areas, programmatic and organizational. “Programmatic issues are programs, particularly acquisition programs, whose function or execution (cost, schedule, or…

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