Summary: Parts of the sprawling Defense acquisition system are just plain difficult to operate in the midst of a global pandemic. But for the white-collar workforce that plans the Pentagon’s acquisition programs and signs the paperwork to get dollars on contract, the emergency has sped up the procurement system in ways that years of policy reform never could. And as Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu reports, there’s reason to hope that at least some of those changes will stick around for the long haul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
