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Army Chief ‘Embraces’ New Authority To Govern Service’s Acquisition Programs

Thursday, March 10th, 2016

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Army Chief ‘Embraces’ New Authority To Govern Service’s Acquisition Programs

Gen. Mark Milley

Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has taken up his new role at the center of Army acquisition with relish and will meet weekly with a panel of four-star generals to make sure programs stay on track and address the Army’s needs.The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), beginning in fiscal year 2017, places milestone decision authority for new-start programs spearheaded by a single service in the hands of that service’s acquisition executive rather than the undersecretary of defense for…

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