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House’s New Future Of Defense Task Force To Release Report Following Six-Month Tenure

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

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House’s New Future Of Defense Task Force To Release Report Following Six-Month Tenure

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

The House’s new bipartisan Future of Defense task force will release a report following its six-month tenure that will likely include recommendations on ways the Pentagon can more effectively innovate for the future and proposed legislation to capture emerging technologies. Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.), co-chairs of the task force, told reporters Tuesday the new group allows lawmakers to broaden beyond the House Armed Services Committee’s near-term focus on the next 12 months to ensure the Pentagon…

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