House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Senate counterpart Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plan to hold congressional hearings to re-examine a 1986 law that established the U.S. military’s current command structure, Defense News reported
MoreGen. Mark Milley, chief of staff at the U.S. Army, supports a 2016 National Defense Authorization Act provision that would allow top military leaders to get more involved in the Defense Department‘s
MoreThe House voted 270-156 Thursday to pass a bill that authorizes $612 billion in Defense Department spending for this fiscal year, The Hill newspaper reported Thursday. Kristina Wong and Rebecca Kheel write
MoreConference committees in the House and Senate have settled their differences in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act following several months of negotiation, The Hill newspaper reported Tuesday. Rebecca Kheel writes the
MoreSen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) believes that a new proposed rule for the acquisition of commercial products at the Defense Department “undermines” efforts to drive collaboration with Silicon Valley, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. Colin Clark
MoreSome former and current Defense Department officials are calling for an alternative acquisition reform proposal to the policy bill promoted by Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), National Defense Magazine reported
MoreThe Congressional Budget Office has identified four strategies for the Defense Department to reform the military compensation structure in order to manage the department’s sequestration-level funds. DoD could save at least $172
MoreProvisions in the Senate’s version of the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act contain a series of changes to the Defense Department‘s acquisition process, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Jared Serbu writes that amendments submitted by the
MoreSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) plans to insert a proposal for greater public-private cyber information sharing as an amendment to the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, the National Journal reported Tuesday.
MoreA 2016 defense policy bill developed by the Senate Armed Services Committee would give U.S. military service chiefs and secretaries power to manage weapon procurement activities, Defense News reported Friday. “We’re trying
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