The Defense Department is calling on Congress to repeal legislation that requires DOD to submit an annual report on technology and the defense industrial base. Pentagon officials submitted final proposed legislative language to lawmakers April 19 for the fiscal year 2003 Defense Authorization bill. "The report no longer is necessary," states a section-by-section analysis of the legislation. "Congress established this reporting requirement to ensure that the Department prescribed policies and procedures, performed analyses, and took actions necessary to sustain the...
