Army Launches Rapid Capabilities Office

Defense News: WASHINGTON — The Army has a painful track record in acquisition for getting it wrong when it comes to developing and procuring major equipment, letting requirements, cost and length of time it takes to field capabilities spiral out of control.

But the service officially launched its Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) on Wednesday in an attempt to get acquisition efforts right in an age of fast-paced technology development amid hybrid warfare in a highly unpredictable world.

For the Army, the RCO is what was missing from its acquisition process.

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