Hegseth Announces Overhaul of DoD Acquisition
Winston & Strawn – On November 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense announced a comprehensive overhaul of its procurement strategy named the “Acquisition Transformation Strategy” (ATS). The ATS envisions a wartime-oriented process that prioritizes rapid fielding to get equipment into the hands of warfighters, industrial-base expansion, and tighter coupling of requirements, resourcing, and acquisition execution. The accompanying directives signal a consequential restructuring of U.S. defense acquisition, requirements, and security cooperation processes, as the Department aims to disestablish legacy joint requirements governance in favor of an integrated, budget-aligned model focused on speed, accountability, and mission outcomes.
