SAN DIEGO -- Congress needs the Defense Department to submit the Chairman's Risk Assessment to help lawmakers make budgetary decisions, Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) a member of the House Armed Services Committee's seapower and projection forces subcommittee and a former surface warfare officer, said Thursday. Luria, speaking during the WEST 2022 conference, said though the Defense Department is required to send a Chairman’s Risk Assessment to Congress each year on Feb. 15, the last one was submitted in August 2020...
