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Smith Outlines DoD Technology Procurement Issues

Monday, March 22nd, 2021

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Smith Outlines DoD Technology Procurement Issues

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

The chairman of the House Armed Service Committee Monday said Pentagon technology procurement must improve and grow to help drive U.S. technology innovation, akin to how Special Operational Command (SOCOM) grew in response to the September 11 attacks. “The Pentagon is built around the idea of spending a massive amount of money on very, very large platforms and they’re not that much focused on innovation and technology,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said during a virtual Information Technology and Innovation Foundation…

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