Lawmakers on a key House oversight committee will provide input to authorizers on a provision in the defense policy bill that would shift background investigations to the Defense Department. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform government operations subcommittee, doesn't expect final passage of the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill to hinge upon a provision in the Senate's version of the legislation that shifts responsibility for military-specific background investigations from the Office of Personnel...
