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Pentagon

Official: Policy Reform Needed To Spur Development Of Pentagon’s Next ‘Industrial Revolution’ Capabilities

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, November 26th, 2018

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Official: Policy Reform Needed To Spur Development Of Pentagon’s Next ‘Industrial Revolution’ Capabilities

Eric Chewning, chief of staff to the secretary of defense

The Pentagon’s top industrial policy official on Monday said new incentives are needed to ensure the largest defense contractors continue developing future technologies in the U.S. rather than abroad as the department goes after critical force modernization capabilities, such as hypersonics and artificial intelligence, to meet increasing power competition.Eric Chewning, deputy assistant secretary of defense for industrial policy, told attendees at an Atlantic Council event the Department of Defense will look to policy reforms that allow for “better supplier management”…

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