
During a confirmation hearing for several senior civilian Defense Department officials, including the prospective secretary of the Army, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) attacked that service’s acquisition track record as “unbelievable” and “embarrassing.”Ryan McCarthy, who comes from Lockheed Martin [LMT] where he was vice president of sustainment for the F-35 fighter program, on July 12 testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee. A former Army Ranger and Afghanistan War veteran, McCarthy was last month nominated by President Donald Trump to serve…