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Air Force

Rogers Believes 3-To-5 Year DoD Procurement Process Soon Possible

Pat Host

Wednesday, July 8th, 2015

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Rogers Believes 3-To-5 Year DoD Procurement Process Soon Possible

NASA engineers successfully test the Russian-built RD-180 in 1998 at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Ala. Photo: NASA.

A key lawmaker believes the Defense Department can reduce its current 15-to-20 year procurement process to three-to-five years by the time the current House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman leaves his post.House Armed Services (HASC) Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman Michael Rogers (R-Ala.) on Wednesday cited the private sector as proof DoD can shrink its procurement timetable, though he didn’t provide specifics. Rogers said he believes DoD will have an accelerated procurement process by the time current HASC Chairman Mac Thornberry…

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