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Atlanta, GA | Posted: February 11, 2016
Admiral James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld, former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a distinguished professor in the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, testified in front of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee on February 10. Winnefeld discussed military acquisition reform alongside Christine Fox, former Deputy Secretary of Defense, and Robert Hale, former Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). Military acquisition is the bureaucratic management and procurement process involving military material and technology.