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Gilmore: Operational Tests Cannot Sacrifice Rigor to Save Time, Money; Congress Seeks Additional Oversight in NDAA

Gilmore: Operational Tests Cannot Sacrifice Rigor to Save Time, Money; Congress Seeks Additional Oversight in NDAA
J. Michael Gilmore, director of operational test and evaluation for the Defense Department

As the House and Senate armed services committees wade deeper into their acquisition reform effort, they intend to take a close look at not just the contracting officers and program managers that oversee weapons systems development, but anyone else in a position to slow down the acquisition process. And the first target of the increased oversight: the office of the director of operational test and evaluation. The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wrote in its version of the fiscal year…

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