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Acquisition Reform Legislation Prompts Worries About Long-Term Effects

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, April 28th, 2015

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The House Armed Services Committee released the mark of its version of the defense authorization bill yesterday, with a number of its provisions taken from the acquisition reform bill sponsored by Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.). However, some organizations argue that portions of the language will only serve to further muck up an already slow and bureaucratic procurement system and increase long-term costs."What we're really concerned about is that this is going to make changes…

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