Jared Serbu, DoD Reporter, Federal News Radio

The Air Force is celebrating $2 billion of savings. The concept of "should cost" management was a key component of the first version of DoD's Better Buying Power...

The Air Force is celebrating $2 billion of savings. The concept of “should cost” management was a key component of the first version of DoD’s Better Buying Power program when it was first rolled out almost five years ago. But the Air Force’s acquisition chief says the concept of “should-cost” has helped his department cut program costs by about $2 billion over the last several years. Federal News Radio DoD Reporter Jared Serbu has the story. Read Jared’s related story.

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