McCain, Thornberry preview FY-17 defense reform agenda

By Tony Bertuca / October 20, 2015 at 2:15 PM
After authoring a defense authorization bill with the most comprehensive acquisition reforms in decades, the chairmen of the House and Senate armed services committees said Tuesday that fiscal year 2017 would be another banner year for defense reform. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said they would specifically focus their FY-17 efforts on further re-thinking the 30-year-old Goldwater-Nichols Act; reviewing the Defense Department's cyber operations posture; and fostering a more friendly business environment for technology companies which...

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