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DEFENSE WATCH

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 25th, 2013

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Levin’s List. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the retiring SASC chairman, says the Weapon System Acquisition Reform Act he and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) helped craft four years ago is only “gradually taking hold.” Addressing the Council on Foreign Relations March 18, Levin says weapons programs have too much concurrency, when they are designed and produced at the same time. “It’s a major problem,” Levin says. “Those are some of…

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