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Mattis Hopeful AT&L Breakup Will Speed Up DoD Modernization

By Marc Selinger

Monday, October 9th, 2017

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Mattis Hopeful AT&L Breakup Will Speed Up DoD Modernization

Defense Secretary James Mattis speaks at the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) annual meeting in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 9, 2017. (Photo by Marc Selinger/Defense Daily)

Defense Secretary James Mattis expressed optimism Oct. 9 that splitting the undersecretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) into two separate positions will help the Department of Defense develop and field new technology more quickly.Speaking at the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Mattis said he “completely” embraces the breakup, which Congress mandated in the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization act.“The intention here is that we move faster in research and engineering,” Mattis told a…

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