Posted August 4, 2017 4:45 pm by Comments

By Brian Seay

Deputy Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan walks into the Pentagon on July 20, 2017. (Photo: Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
Defense Department officials are gearing up to comply with a new law calling for reorganization of the department’s acquisitions and technology office.
The 2017 National Defense Authorization Act directs the DoD to restructure the office of the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics into two offices, according to a report published Wednesday.
The new offices will have their own undersecretary: the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, and the undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment. The changes are set to be effective Feb. 1.
“The DoD research, engineering, acquisition and sustainment organizations and processes must be sources of competitive advantage that ensure the warfighting superiority of U.S. forces around the globe,” said the so-called ‘901 report,’ which called for the change.
Deputy Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan said the move is designed to maintain the Defense Department’s technological superiority and to ensure that systems are affordable. He said the split will help ensure that American military capabilities are more lethal, and that acquisitions fulfill the needs of service members both now and in the future.
“We have to act well within the cycle of what’s important

Source: Guns.com

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