House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) expects lawmakers to debate proposals to reform the way defense contractors protest losing bids when the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill is considered this week. Thornberry, who spoke during an April 21 breakfast with reporters in Washington, said he had received a variety of comments from committee members on including bid protest reform in the proposed FY-17 National Defense Authorization Act, scheduled for mark-up on April 27. “I did not include...
