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HASC To Emphasize Acquisition Reform In Next NDAA, Vice Chair Says

HASC To Emphasize Acquisition Reform In Next NDAA, Vice Chair Says
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) speaks with Culinary Specialist 1st Class Naomi Jackson, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) supply department, during a tour of the ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor D. Loessin)

The House Armed Services Committee will emphasize acquisition reform in its work crafting the next defense policy bill, the panel’s vice chair said Tuesday. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) said HASC will specifically look to focus on including policies in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to help get after rapidly fielding innovative technologies, to include those from the Defense Innovative Unit and Office of Strategic Capital pipeline. “We want to make sure we’re doing more to enable places like the…

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