Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), who is expected to chair the Senate Armed Services Committee next year, unveiled new legislation today aimed at reforming the Pentagon's notoriously slow weapons procurement and budgeting processes. Wicker’s office said his new plan titled “ Restoring Freedom’s Forge: American Innovation Unleashed ” outlines recommendations in five key areas: “cutting red tape, unleashing innovation, increasing competition, enabling decisive action and modernizing the budget process.” The senator and his team have also proposed new legislation via the...
