Congressional negotiators largely back the Pentagon's acquisition overhaul, but are weary of DoD's push for additional budget flexibility.

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Miss., (left) and ranking member Adam Smith, D-Wash., (right) talk during a House Rules Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on July 12, 2022.

Discover how the DOW’s Michael Duffey is transforming defense acquisition, helping the Pentagon faster acquire critical ...

The US Department of Defense recently announced reforms to defense acquisition processes as well as arms sales to foreign militaries. The department will reshuffle several offices in efforts to ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday unveiled a sweeping overhaul to how the Pentagon buys weapons, a restructuring aimed at having the U.S. military more quickly acquire new technology.

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 United States' industrial might helped save the free world in World War II. William Knudsen, the Detroit auto titan turned wartime production chief, put it simply: "We won because we smothered the ...

The White House on Wednesday released three defense-related executive orders: One to overhaul Pentagon acquisition, one to reform arms exports, and one to “restore American maritime dominance.” The ...

On November 7, 2025, Secretary Pete Hegseth announced sweeping defense acquisition reforms that aim to accelerate delivery of capabilities and inject flexibility into the defense procurement process.

A pair of key House lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation Monday designed to simplify the defense acquisition process with the goal of speeding the fielding of new systems and technology to the ...