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McCain Wants Bigger Acquisition Role For Service Chiefs

Julie Samuel

Monday, July 25th, 2011

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A leading senator advocated last week for making military leaders more involved in the acquisition of weapon systems. The proposal, from Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Ranking Member John McCain (R-Ariz.), has been proposed on Capitol Hill before. It was cited in May by Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos, who has been closely monitoring some of his service’s troubled programs. McCain presented the concept last week to Army Gen. Raymond Odierno, President Barack Obama’s nominee to serve as the service’s chief…

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