DOD weapons buyer nominee wants to focus on new tech

The White House’s pick to be the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer on Thursday laid out plans to zoom in on regulations and other “barriers” that keep companies and private capital from entering the defense business and stall production—while also answering senators’ questions about the Signal group chat scandal. Michael Duffey, the Trump administration’s nominee for undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, told senators during his conf