By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon's effort to find $100 billion in savings through efficiencies includes actions intended to spur defense contractors to save the government money, such as adding incentive arrangements into contracts, a senior official said. Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter "in the coming months" will issue final guidance to implement the Defense Department's new efficiencies initiative, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy Director Shay Assad told lawmakers last week. This Pentagon initiative, which is distinct from acquisition-reform efforts, is…
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