Taking down JCIDS is the right move. What comes next will be crucial.

August 26, 2025

Defense News

The Department of Defense has scuttled the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS). In a memorandum signed last week, Defense Secretary Hegseth and Deputy Secretary Feinberg directed the “disestablishment” of JCIDS as part of an effort to streamline and accelerate acquisition.

While the joint requirements process sounds very bureaucratic, this effort has the potential to have a dramatic impact on the development and fielding of systems used by our warfighters.

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