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Military Information Chiefs Call For Speedier IT Acquisition Process

Military Information Chiefs Call For Speedier IT Acquisition Process
Terry Halvorsen, Defense Department Chief Information Officer (CIO) hosts the 2016 Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer Awards for Cyber and Information Technology Excellence ceremony. Photo: Army, Sgt. Alicia Brand.

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 Friday during a lunch hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association outside Washington, D.C.“The speed at which all this is changing is…

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