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Nominee For Army Chief Weapon Buyer Supports Overhaul Of Acquisition System

Thursday, November 9th, 2017

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Nominee For Army Chief Weapon Buyer Supports Overhaul Of Acquisition System

As with all recent political appointees to Army civilian posts, the service’s presumptive chief weapon buyer did not escape questioning during his confirmation hearing on how he would remedy the service’s less-than-stellar acquisition record.Bruce Jette, the Trump administration’s pick to become the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology (ASAALT), was asked by Senate Armed Services (SASC) Chair John McCain (R-Ariz.) whether it was acceptable that the Army racked up $40 billion in failed modernization programs in…

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