Jennifer Hlad

1 month ago | washingtontechnology.com | Patrick Tucker |Jennifer Hlad

Calls to overhaul the Pentagon’s buying process go back decades—to the Revolutionary War, one former congressman joked—from defense secretaries from to to Robert Gates to . An executive order signed late Wednesday evening is the latest, perhaps the most ambitious—and just maybe, the one with the best chance for success.

1 month ago | defenseone.com | Patrick Tucker |Jennifer Hlad

The new executive order takes steps to address that, calling for the incentivization of risk-taking and innovation by the defense acquisition workforce. But while changing the Pentagon’s culture to accept more risk is necessary for change, there are other issues involved, former DIU head Mike Brown told Defense One in February. “The three things that are interconnected in acquisition are requirements, acquisition, and budgeting.

1 month ago | defenseone.com | Jennifer Hlad |Bradley Peniston

Insights & Reports The White House on Wednesday released three defense-related executive orders: One to overhaul Pentagon acquisition, one to reform arms exports, and one to “restore American maritime dominance.” The acquisition order aims to “reform our antiquated defense acquisition processes with an emphasis on speed, flexibility, and execution,” to “modernize the duties and composition of the defense acquisition workforce” and encourage them to take risks, the White House said Wednesday....

Mar 5, 2025 | defenseone.com | Patrick Tucker |Jennifer Hlad

In a bid to accelerate military decision-making—particularly in the European and Indo-Pacific regions—the Pentagon has hired Scale AI to prototype an artificial-intelligence program to help plan military campaigns, test battle scenarios, anticipate threats, and more.

Feb 21, 2025 | govexec.com | Jennifer Hlad

As DOGE focuses its attention on the Pentagon, two members of the House Armed Services committee are urging caution. “I welcome the audit. I welcome the transparency,” Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said in Feb. 14 remarks at the Honolulu Defense Forum. “We've always wanted a successful audit of the Pentagon, and we've not had a good audit of the Pentagon that's passed. So I’m glass-half-full on that.