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Military Information Chiefs Call For Speedier IT Acquisition Process

Thursday, February 9th, 2017

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The Defense Department’s existing acquisition process is too cumbersome and sluggish to keep pace with advancements in information technology, according to its Chief Information Officer (CIO).To ensure the military is equipped with relevant IT and cyber security systems, the Pentagon will need a speedier acquisition system for information technology systems and software, CIO Terry Halvorsen said Feb. 3 during a lunch hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association outside Washington, D.C.“The speed at which all this is changing…

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