
The leader of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday he expects a compromised version of the next defense policy bill to be finalized by the end of week, with a goal to pass the legislation in the first week of December. “We’re making good progress and are confident that we’ll get it done,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the HASC chairman, said during a discussion on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, where he provided an update on the timeline for the fiscal…