1.0Defense Newshttps://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenewsmigrationhttps://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenews/author/migration/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="060i5qA5b7"><a href="https://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenews/land/2015/03/19/mchugh-army-acquisitions-tale-of-failure/">McHugh: Army Acquisitions ‘Tale of Failure’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenews/land/2015/03/19/mchugh-army-acquisitions-tale-of-failure/embed/#?secret=060i5qA5b7" width="600" height="338" title="“McHugh: Army Acquisitions ‘Tale of Failure’” — Defense News" data-secret="060i5qA5b7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenews/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/635623829251269079-size0jpg.jpg?w=600600408At a Senate hearing on the Pentagon budget, Army Secretary John McHugh called for acquisition reform, acknowledging the Army's own dismal history, saying "the Army's track record on acquisition programs is too often a tale of failure."