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Driscoll Offers More Insight Into Plan For ‘Complete Revamping’ Of Army Acquisition

Driscoll Offers More Insight Into Plan For ‘Complete Revamping’ Of Army Acquisition
Army leaders at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., met with Secretary of the Army, Hon. Dan Driscoll, Monday, June 30, 2025. Driscoll's visit included a tour of RIA-JMTC's factory and Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence. Photo by Kelly Haertjens, U.S. Army Sustainment Command

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on Tuesday offered more insight on his forthcoming plan for a “complete revamping” of the service’s acquisition enterprise, which he said will focus on a “consolidation and a streamlining of how we buy things as an Army.” While he said specific details remain under wraps for now, Driscoll addressed potentially reforming the Army’s “siloed” program executives and an interest in expanding flexible funding authorities to more capability portfolios.  “We basically need a wholesale rethinking of how…

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