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The Navy says it\u2019s seen huge successes in a pilot project that aims to change the decades-old, hardware-centric budgeting model Congress and the Pentagon use to plan and execute DoD\u2019s spending into one that actually makes sense for modern information technology. But proving to lawmakers that it\u2019s a good idea, so far, has been challenging.\nThe basic idea is to set aside the traditional colors of money DoD uses for various phases of the development of a big weapons platform \u2014 R&D, procurement and sustainment \u2014 and instead, let IT program managers draw from one bucket of money throughout a program\u2019s lifecycle as they continuously improve what they\u2019re offering.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices