Over the past month, the Department of Defense has accelerated a series of acquisition and organizational reforms aimed at driving modernization, efficiency, and stronger industry engagement. Recent policy changes and leadership initiatives reflect a decisive shift toward faster capability delivery, greater transparency, and closer collaboration with non-traditional partners. The 2025 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting underscored this transformation, linking acquisition reform, structural consolidation, and innovation partnerships into a unified modernization push.