In a major move sure to rile Pentagon insiders, the Senate Armed Services Committee has approved a fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill that would eliminate the position of the Defense Department's under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics. The USD AT&L serves as the DOD's acquisition chief and is the third-most-powerful civilian job at the Pentagon. The post is currently held by Frank Kendall, who in the past has vocally opposed the committee's efforts to increase the...
