On November 7, 2025, Secretary Pete Hegseth announced sweeping defense acquisition reforms that aim to accelerate delivery of capabilities and inject flexibility into the defense procurement process.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday unveiled a sweeping overhaul to how the Pentagon buys weapons, a restructuring aimed at having the U.S. military more quickly acquire new technology.

Last month, the Pentagon announced it would be “Transforming the Defense Acquisition System into the Warfighting Acquisition System to Accelerate Fielding of Urgently Needed Capabilities to Our ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has empowered “Portfolio Acquisition Executives” in the Air Force to make quick contracting decisions, end-running the Pentagon’s mountains of bureaucracy.

A pair of key House lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation Monday designed to simplify the defense acquisition process with the goal of speeding the fielding of new systems and technology to the ...

On April 9, 2025, Executive Order titled “Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base,” was signed by President Donald J. Trump. The executive order clearly ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined plans Friday for a sweeping revamp of the military's acquisition systems, which he described as sluggish and mired in bureaucracy. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP) ...

The new portfolio acquisition executives will oversee vital Air Force programs, such as advanced planes and nuclear command ...

San Diego Lt. Commander Rose O'Carroll, Division Officer of the METOC office aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, shows a radar profile on one of the ship's new advanced weather computers at the Naval ...