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DoD Research Chief: Acquisition Rules Threaten U.S. Military Might

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DoD Research Chief: Acquisition Rules Threaten U.S. Military Might
Michael D. Griffin, under secretary of Defense Research and Engineering, speaks during a 2018 Engineers Week event at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Feb. 21, 2018. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

The U.S. military will not prevail in highly-technical future wars without escaping the burdensome bureaucracy that marks the World War II-era acquisition system, according Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Michael Griffin.Griffin, who has been remarkably candid about the Defense Department’s acquisition challenges since taking office as the inaugural ASD R&E, said the national security community should take a “cold-water bath” to shock it back to reality.“In the world we have today, we can either maintain our process or…

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