At his recent meeting at the Credit Suisse 2011 Aerospace and Defense Conference, the DOD's Director of Procurement & Acquisition made it clear that widespread cuts and improved efficiencies are needed. Outlining improved buying power and focusing more on subcontractor management, improved frameworks for purchases, and reduced overhead seemed to be the goal. "Make no mistake about it, we're going to push them to be better." he says. As the Pentagon and the military look for cuts in their budgets, the Procurement Office is trying to improve their current practices while not making any major changes to acquisition reform.