Thornberry offers new DOD reform bill targeting acquisition requirements and sustainment

By Tony Bertuca / April 2, 2020 at 2:21 PM
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-TX) has unveiled a standalone Pentagon reform bill he hopes to include in the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill. The standalone bill , like Thornberry's past efforts, is mostly focused on reforming the Defense Department's acquisition system. A major focus of this year's bill, he told reporters today, is DOD's requirements and sustainment processes. Thornberry is proposing DOD conduct two assessments -- one internal and one external -- that would use...

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