
The Defense Department’s chief weapons buyer on Tuesday urged Congress and uniformed military officials to rein in their acquisition reform offensive, insisting that slow, consistent change is better than a revolutionary shift in how the Pentagon spends money.Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics hit back at lawmakers and military service chiefs that have attempted to wrest some spending decision-making power from his office. Service chiefs were given a greater role in acquisition under the 2016 National…