
President Trump has nominated Brent Ingraham, a Pentagon official who has held several roles overseeing weapons portfolios, to serve as the Army’s next acquisition chief. If confirmed, Ingraham, who is currently the acting deputy under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, would take helm of the Army’s acquisition office as the service moves out on its new transformation initiative with cuts to legacy programs and bolstered investments in autonomous and unmanned technologies. Ingraham was nominated for the assistant secretary…