Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Nominee Vows to Reform Procurement Requirements Process

Joint Chiefs nominee calls for ‘end-to-end’ reform of Pentagon’s requirements process

The Pentagon’s requirements council needs a complete overhaul, the nominee to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told lawmakers, backing Senate’s reforms in the annual defense bill to shift it from reviewing paperwork to designing future force.  The Joint Requirements Oversight Council — a group that establishes and approves requirements for new weapon systems — is supposed to take about 100 days reviewing and validating requirements …

Joint Chiefs vice chairman nominee vows to reform procurement requirements process

Marine Gen. Christopher Mahoney supported the new vision for the Joint Requirements Oversight Council during a Thursday hearing.

Mahoney ready to accelerate acquisition and budget reform

Gen. Christopher Mahoney, who has been nominated to serve as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers today he is fully behind the multiple lines of effort now being pursued to reform the Pentagon's bureaucratic acquisition and budgeting process. Speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mahoney, who calls himself “an old budget guy” said his current job as assistant commandant of the Marine Corps has provided hi…

Joint Chiefs’ Vice Chair Nom Offers Support For Congress’ Acquisition Reform Proposals - Defense Daily

The nominee to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has offered for a series of sweeping acquisition reform proposals currently moving through Congress, specifically citing […]