DoD Press Release – Acquisition Reform Means a Focus on Warfighter Success

The War Department aims to modernize how acquisition — the buying of weapons and other materiel from manufacturers — is conducted to ensure American warfighters get the best tools at the right price and as quickly as possible.  In November 2025, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a reorganization of the existing program executive offices into portfolio acquisition executives.  "The acquisition chain of authority will run directly from the program manager to the PAE," Hegseth said at the time.