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On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
The traditional acquisition approach is not agile and results in late to need delivery of critical warfighting capabilities and technologically superior forces and voiced a concern that our acquisition system prevents the timely delivery of the capabilities that our warfighters need to succeed.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono discusses issues with the Air Force's acquisition approach and its impact on warfighting capabilities.

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