
The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee has said he expects the panel to “very seriously” consider proposals to the next defense policy bill that would implement recommendations from the commission tasked with reforming the Pentagon’s budget planning process. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), who has led the call for updating the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process for several years, told reporters on Monday that SASC remains “on schedule” to mark up the fiscal year 2025 National Defense…