US EditionHegseth Unveils ‘Transformation’ of DoD Acquisition System
The overhaul introduces Portfolio Acquisition Executives to oversee weapons programs and aims to reduce bureaucracy with faster, smaller contracts to improve delivery speed.
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegsett announced today significant and sweeping changes to the way the Pentagon acquires weapons, allowing the military to acquire technology more quickly in the face of growing global threats.
Hegseth looks to sideline slow performers in acquisition community, industry
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s new plan to revamp the Pentagon’s acquisition system includes provisions that would penalize or sideline acquisition officials and contractors who fall behind schedule in delivering capabilities for warfighters. Directives issued by Hegseth on Friday call on officials to adopt “wartime urgency” in performing their duties. During a speech at the National War College and in a memo to Pentagon leadership, he anno…
Hegseth unveils ‘transformation’ of DoD acquisition system
The Pentagon is restructuring the chain of command within its acquisition system, replacing the program executive offices that have long formed the backbone of the Defense Department procurement system with “portfolio acquisition executives” that will be more empowered to make decisions and more directly accountable for performance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday. The changes are part of a wide-ranging overhaul Hegseth said the depar…
DOD memo on arms transfer and security cooperation enterprise
Friday, November 7, 2025In a Nov. 7, 2025 memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directs "the realignment of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) and the Defense Technology Security Administration (DTSA) from the Under Secretary of War for Policy (USW(P)) to the USW for Acquisition and Sustainment (USW(A&S))." Featured: Related Documents Tags: Acquisition Reform
Pete Hegseth to unveil changes to Pentagon’s weapons acquisition amid growing global threats
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is expected to unveil sweeping changes to how the Pentagon purchases weapons on Friday, allowing the military to more rapidly acquire technology amid growing global threats.
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