Col. James “Hondo” Geurts, USAF Ret., assistant secretary of the US Navy for research, development and acquisition, says focusing on “delivering lethal capacity,” using “alternate acquisition processes” to boost agility, driving cost out of systems, and attracting and empowering “next-generation talent” are key to the Navy and Marine Corps delivering on the Pentagon’s National Defense Strategy during a Feb. 8, 2018, address at the AFCEA International/USNI WEST 2018 Conference in San Diego. Our coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS. Watch Geurts’ full interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian here, and check out video of the press gaggle that followed his speech here.
