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Hicks: Speed in Affirming Systems Meet Command Needs Key in Replicator

Hicks: Speed in Affirming Systems Meet Command Needs Key in Replicator
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks speaks with William “Mac” Thornberry, former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, during the 2024 National Defense Industrial Association meeting in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 7 (DoD Photo)

As industry awaits the debut of military service program of record requests for Replicator in the upcoming fiscal 2026 budget, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said on Wednesday that accelerating military-civilian affirmations that systems meet field requirements has been key in the effort thus far. "There's no secret behind Replicator's success--it's really about re-examining processes to be more efficient," she posted on X. "Instead of waiting weeks, for instance, for a combatant command, then the Joint Staff, then a military…

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