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DoD Weapons Portfolio Manager Ingraham Tapped To Be Army Acquisition Chief

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, May 9th, 2025

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DoD Weapons Portfolio Manager Ingraham Tapped To Be Army Acquisition Chief

Brent Ingraham, nominee to be the Army's next acquisition chief. Photo: DoD.

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…

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