Measures proposed in the House and Senate Armed Services committees' marks of fiscal year 2016 defense policy legislation requiring the Defense Department to change the way it procures wideband satellite communication services are premature, disruptive and potentially cost prohibitive, according to the Defense Department. In a conference appeals package dated July 14 and obtained by InsideDefense.com July 16, the department appeals provisions in both committees' marks that seek to reform satellite communications acquisition. The House language would require the department...
