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Former Army Acquisition Official Urges Caution On Current Rapid Prototyping Plan

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, December 5th, 2019

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Former Army Acquisition Official Urges Caution On Current Rapid Prototyping Plan

Heidi Shyu served as the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA ALT) from 2011 to 2016. Photo: U.S. Army

The Army’s former top acquisition official on Wednesday said she is concerned if the service will have adequate funding to move its full portfolio of weapon systems modernization programs from rapid prototyping to procurement, with the service facing likely declining budgets and several overlapping procurement milestones. Heidi Shyu, who served as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA ALT) from 2011 to 2016, told attendees at an Association of the United States Army event that the…

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