The Army founded its Futures Command partly as a means to shift the way they buy weapons




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Summary: A year ago, the Army founded its Futures Command, partly as a means to shift the way the service buys weapons. The Army is using the command to buy faster, bring in new ideas and generally streamline bureaucratic acquisition. The command will be fully operational at the end of the month, but that doesn’t mean all the kinks are straightened out. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione has the details.