(Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect additional information from a letter from House Armed services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-OK) to the Pentagon.) House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) said today he and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-OK) have sent a letter to the Pentagon opposing plans to reduce defense contractor progress payments, arguing that doing so is "inconsistent" with congressional intent...
