Hegseth Outlines 5 Pillars for Overhauling US Arms Procurement Process

Hegseth has a need for speed, but does he know where he's going?

The Bunker appears originally at the Project on Government Oversight and is republished here with permission.Pentagon poohbah proposes procurement 'provementsIt’s oh-so-fitting that during the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, Defense Secretary Pete “Hands-Off” Hegseth took to the podium November 7 at the National War College to demand his contractors shape up. The Pentagon, he warned an audience salted with defense suppliers,…

Hegseth Outlines 5 Pillars for Overhauling US Arms Procurement Process

As the Pentagon reflects on recent conflicts and assesses the challenges to come, it is preparing several measures to dramatically overhaul its arms procurement process and rush new weapons and equipment to America’s warfighters. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth first detailed the arms acquisition overhaul in a 70-minute speech at the National War College in Washington on Nov. 7, calling for a process that will allow U.S. warfighters to keep pace i…