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Army

Official: Army Using Investments Boost To Drive New Requirements Approach, Fix Lagging Modernization

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, July 18th, 2018

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Official: Army Using Investments Boost To Drive New Requirements Approach, Fix Lagging Modernization

Lt. Gen. Paul Ostrowski, director of Army Acquisition Corps

The Army plans to use its growing investment budget over the next two years to drive a new technology-informed approach to requirements and address modernization that’s left the service lagging behind near-peer competitors’ in future capabilities, a senior acquisition official said Wednesday.Lt. Gen. Paul Ostrowski, director of the Army Acquisition Corps, said the Army will maximize its increase in investment dollars from $26.8 billion in FY '17 to $28.9 billion in FY ‘18 and then $32 billion in FY ‘19…

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