
One of the Pentagon’s top acquisition officials fired shots against the Senate’s acquisition reform legislation today, saying that a provision in the bill limits the information that can be passed to the Defense Department acquisition officials, thus impeding the defense secretary’s ability to conduct oversight of programs.Overall, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) supports congressional efforts to improve the Pentagon’s weapons buying process, Alan Estevez, the deputy undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, said today. However, it has…