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McNally: Secretary Hegseth mandated commercial procurement models for all DoD software

“Secretary Hegseth just, ah, you know, in the last few weeks authored a memo saying that we're going to use that approach for all software acquisition.”

Liz Young McNally May 6, 2025 ▶ 8:27 Modernizing Warfare and Beyond

Assertion Partly supported

McNally: 40% of DIU Contract Winners Are First-Time DoD Vendors

“40% of the companies that, that win our solutions every year are first time to DoD, right?”

Liz Young McNally May 6, 2025 ▶ 8:19 Modernizing Warfare and Beyond

Assertion Not checkable as stated

McNally: DoD operates on two-year cycles while technology moves in days

“The department works on two-year cycles, right? Technology works on the cycles of days, weeks, you know, maybe months, but probably more, more days and weeks, and how do we bridge that gap?”

Liz Young McNally May 6, 2025 ▶ 11:12 Modernizing Warfare and Beyond

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