New Acquisition Official Outlines Priorities.

• Author: Book, Elizabeth G.
• Position: Edward C. "Pete" Aidridge, new undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics - Brief Article

Edward C. "Pete" Aidridge, the new undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, presented a vision for "achieving acquisition excellence," to a group of U.S. and South Korean defense industry representatives. The goal, he said, is to "obtain a force that is more mobile, lethal and easily supportable, that maintains superiority by incorporating today's best U.S. and allied technologies, and by leaping ahead to 'generation-after-next' technologies."

Aldridge outlined his office's five basic goals:

* Achieve credibility and effectiveness in the acquisition and logistics support process.

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