
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees have proposed conflicting toplines in their respective versions of the next defense policy bill, with the latter adopting a $32.1 billion boost, while both panels have made major acquisition reforms a focal point of their legislation. “We are very optimistic that the conditions are ripe to do some real acquisition reform,” a senior congressional official told reporters. “So we’re very hopeful that [the House’s] effort, combined with what the Senate’s doing and what…