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Policy experts testified on the role of software in Defense Department systems and how to quickly acquire and use for innovation. Topics included changing the Defense Department’s culture to…

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, defense industry executives, and other former senior defense officials discussed a recent report by the Atl…

Deborah Rosenblum, assistant defense secretary for nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs, Ellen Lord, former defense under secretary for acquisition and sustainment, and William …

Pentagon officials held a briefing on the Trusted Capital Digital Marketplace, a Defense Department effort to use an electronic marketplace to match approved investors with companies and to …

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord and others briefed the press at the Pentagon on the re-write of the policy on the Defense Acquisition System and the impa…

The House Oversight and Reform Committee held an hearing examining the F-35 joint strike fighter jet program, the largest acquisition program in the Defense Department. At issue was maintena…

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord briefed the press at the Pentagon on design and acquisition of software for defense systems, as well as the response to …

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord said the defense industrial base was recovering but still needed additional funding in the “lower double-digit” billions …

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord spoke with reporters about the Defense Department’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, briefed reporters at the Pentagon on the Defense Department’s efforts to obtain and distribute supplies needed to comba…

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord updated reporters at the Pentagon about department acquisitions.

Pentagon officials announced a $34 billion contract with Lockheed Martin for 478 F-35 fighter aircraft. The Defense officials highlighted reduced costs and a faster timetable for the fighter…

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord briefed reporters on her department’s reform efforts and responded to questions.

Ellen Lord, undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, briefed reporters on acquisition reform and innovation.

The secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force were among the witnesses at a hearing on defense acquisition and management. The panelists testified about efforts to improve military readin…