Lawmakers on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed legislation this week aimed at making the activities of expert committees advising the Defense Department and other government agencies more transparent. The panel approved an amendment to the 1972 Federal Advisory Committee Act, which regulates these advisory committees, via voice vote on April 9, according to panel spokeswoman Karen Lightfoot. Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO) introduced the amendment on April 3, following an April 2 hearing of the panel's information...
