Trump’s defense-acquisition executive order hits the right notes

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Jeffrey Nadaner, Senior Vice President, Govini, OpEd, Defense One, April 10, 2025

In an Op-Ed published by Defense One, Govini's Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Jeb Nadaner, explores the Trump administration’s efforts to accelerate defense procurement and modernize the defense industry.

"President Trump’s April 9 executive order, “Modernizing Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base,” hits the right notes and endorses the right approaches. After decades of ever-new studies, commissions, and legislation to streamline the defense acquisitions process—followed by halting and sporadic Defense Department implementation—it is encouraging to see a commander-in-chief directly tell the Pentagon to get on with it."

Read the full commentary.