SecDef’s software memo causing ‘angst,' defense official says

The Pentagon’s new marching orders to buy software as fast as commercial companies do has the contracting workforce feeling a bit anxious, which is a sign that major cultural change is needed, a top defense official said Tuesday. “I think there was a lot of angst up front” about the March 6 memo, “Directing Modern Software Acquisition to Maximize Lethality," which told military buyers to use rapid acquisition authorities, Steven Morani, who is acting as the Pent