IMPROVING ACQUISITION

Army to implement 63 recommendations of Decker- Wagner review

The Army will implement 63 of the recommendations put forth in the final report of an Army acquisition review that was chartered by Secretary of the Army John McHugh.

Since 1996, the Army has spent more than $1 billion a year on programs that ultimately were canceled. Since 2004, that number has been between $3.3 and $3-8 billion a year - anywhere from 35 to 42 percent of the Army's development, testing, and evaluation budget.

Those details and proposed solutions to improve the Army's acquisition community are outlined in a report released July 21 by the Army

The report, Army Strong: Equipped, …