GeopoliticsAugust 20 at 12:28 PM

Pentagon wants more transparency from defense primes and their supply chains on the cost of building weapons and is considering the use of software that would pull data directly from companies’ financial systems to get it, according to a memo via BD

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The Pentagon's push for direct financial data access from defense primes could tighten profit margins and intensify regulatory scrutiny, reflecting a broader shift toward software-defined oversight in a record-spending environment.

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Pentagon wants more transparency from defense primes and their supply chains on the cost of building weapons and is considering the use of software that would pull data directly from companies’ financial systems to get it, according to a memo via BD

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