Tag Archives: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

New Pentagon Initiatives Address Cybersecurity Challenges, Industrial Base Fragility

New Pentagon Initiatives Address Cybersecurity Challenges, Industrial Base Fragility

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The Honorable Ellen M. Lord, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, meets with U.S. Army Special Operations Command personnel during the 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in downtown Tampa, Fla., May 23, 2018. US Air Force photo.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pentagon’s acquisition community is going after two major sources of risk within the industrial base: the cybersecurity of companies that do business with the Defense Department, and fragility within certain critical suppliers. Read More →

Stackley to Lead Pentagon Effort To Reorganize Separate Research, Acquisition Offices

Stackley to Lead Pentagon Effort To Reorganize Separate Research, Acquisition Offices

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Sean Stackley, then-assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, addresses members of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Reserve Component during a winter program review in January 2016. US Navy photo.

The Navy’s acting secretary was tapped to lead a transition of the Defense Department’s research and acquisition office as it splits into two next year. Read More →