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DTRA Seeks To Speed Acquisitions

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, March 23rd, 2018

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DTRA Seeks To Speed Acquisitions

At the behest Defense Department Acquisition Chief Ellen Lord, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is looking for ways to speed its acquisitions so that it can meet warfighter requirements faster, the agency’s head said last Thursday.Depending on complexity and the capabilities being sought by theater commanders, DTRA has been able to provide solutions in as little as 12 days but usually its within two to three years, Dr. Vayl Oxford, the agency’s director, told a House Armed Services Committee…

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