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Experts Weigh In On Congressional Acquisition Reform Proposals

Valerie Insinna

Friday, June 3rd, 2016

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Over the past two years, both the House and Senate have undertaken efforts to make far-reaching changes to the Defense Department’s acquisition process, not all of which have been popular with Pentagon officials.However, a panel of former officials and industry leaders indicated during a June 3 forum that those changes are largely positive, and should be the tip of the iceberg.Arnold Punaro, the chief executive officer of the Punaro Group who testified to the House and Senate armed services committees—known…

Congress

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Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

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