The year 2025 will go down as a year of transformation for the US Army — quite literally, thanks to theArmy Transformation Initiative and its sweeping acquisition overhaul. With this came new programs, more funding and shifts to how the Army potentially plans to work with its vendors.
Here are my five top Army stories from 2025, ranging from Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s attitude toward prime vendors to a new way the service is trying out software acquisition.
[This article is one of many in a series in which Breaking Defense reporters look back on the most significant (and entertaining) news stories of 2025 and look forward to what 2026 may hold.]
1. The defense industry ‘conned the American people and the Pentagon’: Army Secretary
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