U.S. Army leaders fielded questions from lawmakers on May 7 over their latest plan to prepare the fighting force and streamline their processes for adopting new technology and weapons systems for future conflicts.
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll and Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George unveiled the Army Transformation Initiative in a May 1 statement. This initiative seeks to fulfill three objectives: provide new warfighting capabilities, restructure existing fighting formations, and cut aging programs and systems.
While the Army pursues innovation and readiness, lawmakers are wary of backing costly new programs that don’t fit the force’s needs or eliminating legacy programs....
