
A key lawmaker said Wednesday he’s concerned that the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is restricting the role of the Pentagon’s internal think tank, the Office of Net Assessment (ONA), to prevent it from questioning whether the U.S. military is headed in the right direction.ONA is an independent organization within the Defense Department charged with identifying emerging or future threats and opportunities for the United States, according to a DoD statement. To do so, ONA develops and coordinates…