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—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 directed military buyers to use rapid acquisition authorities, Steven Morani, who is acting as the Pentagon&rs