Mike Sullivan, Government Accountability Office
Most current and former military chiefs want more say in defense acquisition processes. Service chiefs say requirements and costs of a weapons system project...
Most current and former military chiefs want more say in defense acquisition processes. Service chiefs say requirements and costs of a weapons system project usually change after it goes to the acquisition team. The Government Accountability Office analyzed requirements for all 78 major defense acquisition programs. It says Pentagon service chiefs need to be more involved in the early planning stage before passing the reins onto acquisition experts. Mike Sullivan is the director of acquisition and sourcing management issues at the Government Accountability Office. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose what happens once weapon system requirments are handed over to the acquisition process.
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