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Former Panel Leaders Recommend More DoD Acquisition Changes

Julie Samuel

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

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Retired lawmakers called on a House panel yesterday to be diligent in reforming the way the Pentagon buys weapons in order to field capabilities quicker. Three former armed services committee chairmen agreed during testimony on Capitol Hill with House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Ranking Member Adam Smith’s (D-Wash.) assertion that weapons programs drag on for far too long. “I think we need to be more flexible in terms of buying technology that’s already out there and available, and get off…

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