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Bipartisan Congressional Task Force Releases Recommendations On Improving FMS Process

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Bipartisan Congressional Task Force Releases Recommendations On Improving FMS Process
Former Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the Abrams Tank Training Academy at Biedrusko, Poland, Aug. 10, 2022. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Hassani Ribera)

A bipartisan Congressional task force released its recommendations on Thursday for speeding up the U.S.’ foreign military sales (FMS), to include raising the thresholds for notification and holding Defense and State Department officials more accountable for management of high-value cases. The new report from the FMS Technical, Industrial, and Governmental Engagement for Readiness (TIGER) Task Force, established by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), states the current process “fails to meet the challenges posed by the most dangerous…

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