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New Memo Orders Army To Merge Futures Command And TRADOC, Pursue Acquisition Reforms

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New Memo Orders Army To Merge Futures Command And TRADOC, Pursue Acquisition Reforms
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George join “Fox and Friends” to discuss the new Department of Defense memorandum on Army transformation and acquisition reform, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 1, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new memo directing sweeping changes within the Army calls for merging the service’s modernization-focused Futures Command with Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), prioritizing acquisition reforms and adjusting force structures. “I am directing the Secretary of the Army to implement a comprehensive transformation strategy, streamline its force structure, eliminate wasteful spending, reform the acquisition process, modernize inefficient defense contracts and overcome parochial interests to rebuild our Army, restore the warrior ethos, and reestablish deterrence,” Hegseth writes in…

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