Laura Freeman. Photo courtesy Virginia Tech
The U.S. Department of Defense has selected Virginia Tech as one of three schools to lead its new Acquisition Innovation and Research Center (AIRC).
The AIRC is funded by the DoD and directed by the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. The goal of the center (which also includes the New Jersey-based Stevens Institute of Technology and Georgetown University) is to unite higher education expertise to increase efficiency in the department’s acquisition system.
Researchers will study how to better acquire quality products and resources used by the armed forces. Virginia Tech will also develop policies to expedite that acquisition process.
