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The official account for the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment within the Department of War. OUSW(A&S) is focused on forming an acquisition system that moves at the speed of relevance, and to do that, has been shaped into an organization that provides a defense-wide adaptive acquisition framework from need identification to disposal. Using data-driven analysis linked to the National Defense Strategy, OUS(A&S) scales to enable new product and process development and supports a culture of innovation, critical thinking, and creative compliance. Looking forward, OUSW(A&S) is prioritizing initiatives focused on rapidly responding to COCOMs' needs, modernizing the nuclear deterrent, executing acquisition reforms, sustaining critical weapon systems, collaborating with emerging partners, and ensuring our Nation's industrial base is robust, secure, resilient, and innovative. To be successful, we are ensuring our more than 170,000 acquisition professionals are prepared to take on these challenges through relevant training that is tailored to their immediate needs. All content aligns with DoD Instruction 5400.17, "Official Use of Social Media for Public Affairs Purposes." Connections, shares, links, and likes do not equal endorsement.
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Today, at a fireside chat hosted by Arkaea Media Group, USW(A&S) Hon. Michael Duffey let the room know: the DoW is open for business, and we need the investment community at the table. To build the 21st-century Arsenal of Freedom, we must unlock the full power of the American economy. The technologies defining future warfare—AI, autonomy, cyber, and space—are powered by commercial innovation and private capital. To the investors driving forward innovation: we want to foster deep, meaningful partnerships with you. There's enormous opportunity, and our nation and our Warfighters are depending on us. #ArsenalOfFreedom #GoldenDomeforAmerica
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"Today's announcement is the latest sign that our Acquisition Transformation Strategy is delivering on its promise to rebuild the Arsenal of Freedom," said Michael Duffey, Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment. "We are moving beyond the traditional prime contractors to expand our industrial base, accelerating testing timelines, and sending a clear, long-term demand signal to innovative new entrants."
The United States Department of War has reached new framework agreements with a slate of disruptive new entrants to aggressively expand the United States military’s lethal cruise missile and hypersonic missile strike capabilities. Low-Cost Containerized Missiles (LCCM) Program: • Anduril Industries • CoAspire • Leidos • Zone 5 Technologies Low-Cost Hypersonic Missiles: • Castelion This effort positions the Department to procure 10,000+ LCCMs over three years, starting in 2027. Once Castelion achieves testing and validation, the Department will award a multi-year contract for a minimum of 500 Blackbeard missiles annually, while seeking the necessary authorizations and appropriations for over 12,000 total missiles over five years. These agreements will rapidly field effective and affordable kinetic mass for the Joint Force at scale, acting directly on the mandate from President Trump and Secretary Hegseth to strengthen America’s Arsenal of Freedom.
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Moving from a culture of bureaucracy to a culture of agility, innovation and results is the driving force behind our Acquisition Transformation. Last week, Hon. Michael Duffey reinforced this mission across four key engagements. At the Professional Services Council, the message to industry partners was clear: an 85% solution delivered today is infinitely better than a 100% solution that arrives too late. We must prioritize rapid solutions. This acceleration relies on both technology and people. At the Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP Project AI+Expo, discussions centered DIB expansion and the integration of AI across the DoW ecosystem. Yet, as Hon. Duffey noted at the Naval Postgraduate School Symposium, it is our dedicated acquisition professionals who will turn these modernization policies into reality. Finally, we are maximizing our global impact. Addressing Defense Security Cooperation Agency in their first town hall since transitioning to A&S, he highlighted how bringing security cooperation and acquisition under one roof unlocks the full power of the DIB.
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Moving from a culture of bureaucracy to a culture of agility, innovation and results is the driving force behind our Acquisition Transformation. Last week, Hon. Michael Duffey reinforced this mission across four key engagements. At the Professional Services Council, the message to industry partners was clear: an 85% solution delivered today is infinitely better than a 100% solution that arrives too late. We must prioritize rapid solutions. This acceleration relies on both technology and people. At the Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP Project AI+Expo, discussions centered DIB expansion and the integration of AI across the DoW ecosystem. Yet, as Hon. Duffey noted at the Naval Postgraduate School Symposium, it is our dedicated acquisition professionals who will turn these modernization policies into reality. Finally, we are maximizing our global impact. Addressing Defense Security Cooperation Agency in their first town hall since transitioning to A&S, he highlighted how bringing security cooperation and acquisition under one roof unlocks the full power of the DIB.
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Small businesses play a major role in DoW innovation and mission readiness. Through our acquisition transformation efforts, we are actively lowering barriers to entry to expand the industrial base. We want more new, innovative companies building military equipment, coming up with better ideas, and delivering results faster for our warfighters.
May is National Small Business Month — a time to recognize the businesses driving our economy and delivering critical capabilities for our warfighters. On Monday, President Trump hosted a summit honoring the contributions of small businesses across the nation. As the President said clearly: small businesses are “the lifeblood of the American economy…[and] our country is made up of a lot of small businesses and that ends up being a really big business.” President Trump, through his “Great Big Beautiful Tax Cut and Regulation Cut Bill” (as he remarked at the event), has unlocked significant capital flow for America’s small businesses. In fact, 12 million small businesses received an average tax cut of over $7,000. At the Department of War, small businesses aren’t just part of the industrial base ecosystem — they are essential to mission readiness, innovation, and delivering capability at speed and scale. As we join our federal partners and industry this month in recognizing National Small Business Month, we are proud to highlight the businesses making a daily impact on mission readiness, acquisition outcomes, and defense industrial base resilience. #DoW #DIB #SmallBusinessMonth #SmallBusinessWeek #SBPoweringTheWarfighter #AcquisitionTransformation
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Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition & Sustainment reposted this
30 years of under-investment and outsourcing mean the DIB provides the world’s best systems and weapons, but not at the scale and speed we need. Fortunately, this Administration and Department have taken decisive action in reforming our acquisition system and setting stable demand signals to industry. But we need a whole of nation approach to revitalizing our defense industrial base. Read more in Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy Hon. Michael Cadenazzi's "Faces Of NPS" feature below, and tune in to next week's 23rd Annual NPS Acquisition Research Symposium & Innovation Summit for more conversations with Hon. Cadenazzi, Under Secretary of War Michael Duffey, and Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition & Sustainment!
A new "Faces of NPS" interview with the Honorable Michael Cadenazzi, Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy paints a picture of Naval Postgraduate School as a collaborative hub for de-risking technology: "By fostering an ecosystem where NPS research can easily spin out, the Department can let venture capital place the bets and assume the early-stage risk on a dozen different approaches to a problem." Mr. Cadenazzi discusses his own experience at NPS, how NPS spur rapid innovation and iteration, and how DOW can leverage institutions like NPS to deliver capability to the warfighter at speed and scale. 👉 Check out the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gZE2dvrn 👉 And be sure to register for next's weeks free, online event, "Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities: NPS's 23rd Annual Acquisition Research Symposium & Innovation Summit" to hear Hon. Cadenazzi speak at greater length about the ongoing efforts to put the defense industrial base on a wartime footing: https://lnkd.in/g3tynYPs This free, unclassified, sponsored event takes place online on May 6 & 7. ✅ Go here to see the full program and complete your registration: https://lnkd.in/g3tynYPs Naval Postgraduate School Foundation & Alumni Association | Department of Acquisition, Finance, and Manpower at Naval Postgraduate School | Naval Warfare Studies Institute at Naval Postgraduate School #defense #research #acquisition
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Great news for the shipbuilding industrial base and for restoring American maritime dominance.
HII and GrayMatter Robotics (GMR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday to explore the integration of GMR’s Physical AI into shipbuilding operations that could accelerate throughput, strengthen the maritime industrial base, and augment the shipbuilding workforce. This will include bringing autonomous surface preparation, coating, and inspection technologies into shipbuilding. The MOU signing ceremony took place at GrayMatter Robotics’ headquarters and was attended by Eric Chewning, HII’s executive vice president of maritime systems and corporate strategy, and Ariyan Kabir, GrayMatter Robotics CEO and co-founder. Integrating Physical AI into shipbuilding operations offers a significant opportunity to enhance the critical processes required by our skilled workforce to build the US Navy's most complex ships. Our partnership with GrayMatter Robotics demonstrates the strength of combining high‑potential technologies with HII’s deep shipbuilding expertise to advance this new frontier of shipbuilding automation. Read more in HII's Newsroom: https://lnkd.in/eN3sU3dV
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It’s no longer business as usual. We're moving at lightning speed to strengthen our industrial base and send the demand signals industry needs to invest in expanded production. The US Army’s $4.7 billion contract action with Lockheed Martin follows the framework agreement we announced in January (https://lnkd.in/e_XbWga2) to triple PAC-3 MSE production. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/evz9DhvK
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HON Marks delivered a critical message about the power of partnerships in the industrial base at #MPP26.
It was an honor to have HON Dale R. Marks, Deputy Under Secretary of War for Acquisition & Sustainment, deliver a powerful keynote address at the 2026 Mentor-Protégé Program Summit. He painted a vivid picture of a modern, expanded battlefield, stating, "It’s in the digital networks that power our lives, it’s in the shipping lanes that carry global commerce, and it’s in the satellites that orbit above our heads." HON Marks issued an urgent call for the nation's industrial base to move at the "speed of war," emphasizing that our methodical processes have become a strategic vulnerability. He positioned the Mentor-Protégé Program as a critical engine for transformation, bridging the gap between brilliant ideas and battle-winning capabilities. His address was a compelling challenge to all participants to build the partnerships necessary to ensure America is ready for the future fight. #DoW #MPP26 #Transformation #FreedomForge
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