A wave of efficiency talk has arrived in Washington, epitomized by the Department of Government Efficiency now roaming the halls of the Pentagon. But as policymakers examine how government actually ...

After years of complaints that it slowed innovation and buried programs in red tape, the Pentagon has officially scrapped the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS). In an ...

Every new administration deplores the defense acquisition system it inherits and pledges to reform it aggressively. And every administration, while trying valiantly, fails. Instead, the system becomes ...

Defense policy analysts are a fractious bunch. But if there is one thing they all seem to agree on, it is a shared distaste for the current Defense Department acquisition process. Calls for ...

To prepare for future fights, including the possible 2027 conflict, U.S. Navy officials are adjusting the acquisition and requirements process to give sailors access to the capabilities they need in a ...

The Department of Defense has scuttled the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS). In a memorandum signed last week, Defense Secretary Hegseth and Deputy Secretary Feinberg ...

Being stuck in yesterday’s thinking isn’t a new problem for the U.S. military. In 1898, Alfred Mahan said that “no service can or should be expected to reform itself.” Fast-forward to the 1950s and ...