Despite pleas from the press for transparency, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) have been closed lipped about its defense authorization bill, which is being marked up this week.Five of the six defense subcommittees have passed their markups as of 5:00 p.m. on May 12, with the personnel subcommittee to start debate on the National Defense Authorization Act at 5:30 p.m. But most decisions relating to the procurement of major weapon systems have gone on behind closed doors,…
