Search

HASC’s Crow, Wittman Suggest Pushing More Procurement Authority To COCOMs

HASC’s Crow, Wittman Suggest Pushing More Procurement Authority To COCOMs
Congressman Jason Crow, Representative of Colorado's 6th District, prepares to depart after having a discussion with high level stakeholders at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., Jan. 23, 2023. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Airman Yepez)

A bipartisan pair of House Armed Services Committee members said Wednesday that the Pentagon’s combatant commands should be given more authority to directly go and procure innovative technologies that can be fielded quickly. Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), the top Democrat on the HASC’s Intelligence and Special Operations panel, said the idea has been “batted around” and cited the example of Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) unique acquisition authority as a model to follow. “There is a model that we used during…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.



Congress Updates

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]


Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]


Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]


CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]