Pentagon officials today were scrambling to provide their assessment of a new acquisition reform bill introduced this week by Senate Armed Services Committee leaders before a Friday meeting between Defense Secretary Robert Gates and bill co-sponsor Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), InsideDefense.com has learned. Sens. Carl Levin (D-MI) and McCain introduced the "Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009" yesterday. The legislation aims to correct what the senators believe to be "major flaws" in the way the Defense Department buys new...
