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Wittman: Pentagon ‘Must Become a Software-Centric Organization’

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, December 12th, 2024

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Wittman: Pentagon ‘Must Become a Software-Centric Organization’

Pictured are Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) on the left and Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va,) on the right.

The relative new kids on the defense block, such as Anduril and Palantir [PLTR], stand to win big, if one reads behind Thursday comments by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's (HASC) tactical air and land forces panel. Heralding the House's passage of the fiscal 2025 defense authorization bill on Wednesday, Wittman said that "the Department of Defense must become a software-centric organization." "Our industry counterparts need a demand signal--the Pentagon is open for…

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