Draft list of attendees for Hegseth acquisition-reform speech shows wide industry interest

When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth takes the National War College stage to talk about proposed acquisition reforms on Friday, he will have the full attention of many companies aiming to boost their sales to the Pentagon. The list includes both newer and more established defense contractors, as well as notable consumer tech companies like Facebook parent company Meta and consumer AI company Anthropic. At least some of Hegseth’s proposed changes are laid out in a six-page draft memo to