Experts see promise, risk in draft of Pentagon acquisition reforms. A six-page draft memo to military leaders is circulating ahead of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s planned Friday speech about acquisition reform, and experts, industry figures, and current and former procurement officials have thoughts.

Some see promise, like Arnold Punaro : "If fully implemented, these reforms will finally break the long-standing paradigm that has defined and constrained defense acquisition for decades...”

Others have concerns, like Todd Harrison , who says that the “time-indexed incentives” espoused in the memo are “a big shift towards holding contractors responsible for keeping to schedule, but it comes with some big risks. It may incentivize companies to deliver poor-quality products before

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