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DoD Task Force Looks To Speed Introduction of IT Assets

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Monday, December 20th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker A new Information Technology (IT) Acquisition Task Force created within the Defense Department is examining new processes for acquiring information capabilities at a faster pace than currently using new management, funding and acquisition procedures to help it take advantage of the rapid introduction of new capabilities in the information age, according to a DoD report delivered to Congress earlier this month. The task force, which is being chaired by Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn and led by…

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