Bill Lucyshyn: Reforming the Defense acquisition process

The Defense Department has tried to reform its acquisition process for decades. DoD wants to address persistent cost and schedule growth that hit most major...

The Defense Department has tried to reform its acquisition process for decades. DoD wants to address persistent cost and schedule growth that hit most major programs. Although countless reforms have been proposed and implemented, waste, fraud and abuse continue. Bill Lucyshyn is the interim director of the University of Maryland's Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise. He's also one of the authors of a comprehensive new study of acquisition reform. He joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.

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