Overview
- Undersecretary Michael Duffey said speed remains the emphasis but not a requirement, with program leaders balancing schedule, performance and cost.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth set commercial products as the default and signaled openness to buying an available 85% solution to field capability faster.
- The reform eliminates the JCIDS process and replaces Program Executive Offices with Portfolio Acquisition Executives to concentrate accountability across related programs.
- The department plans to curtail Analyses of Alternatives in favor of prototyping and experimentation, with exceptions for major developments when needed.
- The overhaul seeks more competition by inviting nontraditional contractors and startups, and it moves the Defense Security Cooperation Agency under acquisition and sustainment.