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New Acquisition Reform Bill Scrutinized

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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford Defense experts offered input yesterday on an extensive defense-acquisition-reform bill, suggesting additional ways to combat program cost breaches and generate independent cost estimates. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 he filed last week is necessary to combat "waste and inefficiency" in defense spending during the current economic crisis. Bill co-sponsor John McCain (R-Ariz.), ranking member of the SASC, said "probably the most aggressive feature of…

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