{"id":39476,"date":"2015-03-19T22:01:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T22:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2015\/03\/19\/mchugh-army-acquisitions-tale-of-failure\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:22:09","slug":"mchugh-army-acquisitions-tale-of-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2015\/03\/19\/mchugh-army-acquisitions-tale-of-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"McHugh: Army Acquisitions &#8216;Tale of Failure&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">At a Senate hearing on the Pentagon budget, <\/span>Army Secretary John McHugh called for acquisition reform during a Senate hearing on the Pentagon budget Thursday. 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