Defense Innovation: Where Are Things Headed?
By Sandra I. Erwin
As President-elect Trump’s national security team begins to take shape, questions are swirling in the defense industry about the future of several key Obama administration initiatives to modernize the U.S. military arsenal.
The post-election buzz in the defense sector has built around Trump’s anticipated moves to increase military budgets and possibly negotiate with Congress a repeal of the 2013 law that set limits on discretionary spending.
Aside from budgets, the industry also wonders whether the new administration will embrace efforts started by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Deputy Secretary Robert Work over the past two years to reshape Pentagon acquisitions and investments, and infuse commercial innovation into military programs.
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