
House and Senate conferees working on the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill have not reached a deal to move forward while Republican lawmakers decided to pursue a continuing resolution (CR) instead of passing a spending bill during the lame duck session.House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said Thursday money remains the sticking point in defense authorization conference negotiations. Smith said the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) request submitted earlier this week by the White House increases…