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HASC Ranking Member Releases Draft Acquisition Reform Bill

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, April 2nd, 2020

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HASC Ranking Member Releases Draft Acquisition Reform Bill

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), House Armed Services Committee ranking member

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) top Republican has released a proposal meant to begin debate on acquisition reform efforts to be included in the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas)’s proposed bill, unveiled April 2, would implement broad changes to hold the Defense Department accountable for implementing past reforms, tackle vulnerabilities in the defense industrial base and establish a new independent sustainment advisory panel. While the committee has postponed its markup of the FY ’21…

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