WASHINGTON — There are new calls for reform to the Pentagon's equipment acquisition process. According to the Brookings Institute, roughly one-third of the Defense Department budget—or $310 billion—is ...

The Defense Department is rapidly transforming our antiquated acquisition processes and revitalizing the atrophied Defense Industrial Base (DIB) by prioritizing speed, flexibility, and rigorous ...

Section 1. Purpose. As Chief Executive and Commander in Chief, I am committed to ensuring that the United States military possesses the most lethal warfighting capabilities in the world. America’s ...

The Department of Defense (DOD) procures its weapon systems through the defense acquisition system (DAS), which typically determines the process by which DOD develops and buys goods and services from ...

MCLEAN, Va. & BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A survey commissioned by MITRE revealed significant hurdles that remain in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition process, particularly for ...

The five-year-old Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP) policy authorized by the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act is being reemphasized. A new memo from the Secretary of Defense Pete ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo this week requiring defense acquisition offices to use the Software Acquisition Pathway and other authorities to buy software. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) ...

This appendix presents a brief overview of the defense acquisition process. 1 The diagram below from the U.S. Department of Defense (2008:12 enclosure 2) depicts the development of defense systems as ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined plans Friday for a sweeping revamp of the military's acquisition systems, which he described as sluggish and mired in bureaucracy. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Miss., (left) and ranking member Adam Smith, D-Wash., (right) talk during a ...