Manufacturing oversight shifts with new Pentagon reorg plan

Defense News: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has signed off on the reorganization plan for the Pentagon’s Acquisition and Sustainment Office, which will include notable changes to the industrial base office.

Speaking at the Farnborough Airshow on Monday, two top A&S officials — Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Kevin Fahey and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy Eric Chewning — previewed a few of the big changes to come out of the reorganization effort.

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