By Emelie Rutherford The House passed yesterday the final version of the defense-acquisition-reform bill, sending the measure previously passed by the Senate to the White House for President Obama's signature. Obama had called for the legislation, sponsored by the leaders of the House and Senate armed services committees, to be on his desk before the Memorial Day recess, which begins tomorrow. The bill, a compromise between versions previously passed by the House and Senate, creates several new Pentagon posts. It…
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