The Senate Armed Services Committee took steps last week to open up the Joint Tactical Radio System to greater industry participation by approving a measure that would halt funding for part of the program until the Pentagon proves it has a strategy that encourages competition. While the committee authorized funding for the procurement and development of the JTRS Rifleman and Manpack radios, lawmakers moved to prohibit any full-rate production funding for the programs until the Defense Department "certifies that there...
