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McCaul Stands Up Bipartisan Task Force To Modernize FMS Process

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 27th, 2023

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Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

The Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) on Tuesday announced a new bipartisan task force that will make recommendations to speed foreign military sales (FMS) processes. The FMS Technical, Industrial, and Governmental Engagement for Readiness (TIGER) Task Force will be led by Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) and co-chaired by Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), and will also include Reps. French Hill (R-Ark.), Mike Garcia (R-Calif.) and Jason Crow (D-Colo.). The FMS TIGER Task Force was stood up by HFAC…

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