The Army has been talking for many, many years about the need to simplify its IT networks. But officials say they\u2019re now poised to make more progress than ever before, largely because of some recent organizational changes in how the Army funds and buys information technology. It also doesn\u2019t hurt that network simplification is a major priority for the Army\u2019s new chief of staff.\nIn his first major speech to the Association of the U.S. Army\u2019s annual conference in Washington, Gen. Randy George reiterated previous chiefs\u2019 position that the network is the Army\u2019s biggest modernization priority, and made clear exactly what he thinks the biggest problems are.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices