The annual defense authorization bill is moving forward, with House and Senate staff working to reconcile their respective legislation since late August, according to House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA). Acquisition reform is a key focus of the bill, Smith said today at an Atlantic Council panel. While critical of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) leadership of the House, Smith praised House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers’ (R-AL) stewardship of the authorization bill. “Let me just give...
