The Senate’s fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would require the Secretary of Defense to appoint 10 to 30 individuals as “senior commercial acquisition executives” and make sure that one of them is in charge of purchasing the department’s artificial intelligence and other covered acquisitions, except in the area of “major defense acquisition programs.” “For covered acquisitions, the Secretary shall ensure that a Senior Commercial Acquisition Executive either serves as the lead acquisition official or provides oversight for the acquisition strategy,...