- Many military contracts include provisions that do not allow us army to repair its own equipment
- This may change thanks to a new transformation strategy
- Both Republicans and Democrats have argued for the right to repair
Shocking under previous purchasing contracts, the US Army has not always kept the right to repair its own equipment – but both Democrats and Republicans agree that this should now change.
The US secretary of the army, Dan Driscoll and General Randy George, the US Army Chief of Staff, has issued a message confirming a “comprehensive transformation strategy” which will, “Geneskeskin all requirements and eliminate unnecessary, emphasizes reckless Purpose. “
The strategy called Army Transformation Initiative has three pages; “Living critical war struggle functions, optimizing our power structure and eliminating waste and outdated programs.”
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This change is part of a broader effort implemented by current defense secretary, Pete Hegeth, who released a memo that called on the United States to “transform at an accelerated pace by disposing of outdated, redundant and ineffective programs, as well as restructuring headquarters and acquisition systems.”
Hegeth calls on the US Army to “identify and propose contract changes for the right to repair regulations, where intellectual property restrictions limit the army’s ability to carry out maintenance and access the appropriate maintenance tools, software and technical data – while preserving the intellectual capital of the US industry,” and to “seek to include the right to repair provisions in all existing contracts and also secure these regulations. All new contracts.
Companies that hold government contracts such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing often use expensive equipment and installers to repair and service broken parts, but this initiative would allow military professionals to print 3D residence in the field and install them more cheaply and quickly.
The register outlines a nomination hearing in which Senator Elizabeth Warren gave an example of the army needed a new security clip, which the contracted supplier cited $ 20 per day. Cut and months in manufacturing time.
“Now, fortunately, the army had managed to hold the right of repair restrictions out of this contract and was able to print the part of less than an hour for a total cost of 16 cents,” Warren confirmed.
