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Air Force

SASC Targets Weapons’ Costs, Contractors’ Money

Julie Samuel

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is proposing an array of Pentagon acquisition reforms, ranging from measures targeting weapon systems’ testing and operations costs to contractors’ compensation and political activities. The committee that played a major role in crafting the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 is not done calling for reforms to Pentagon purchasing processes, as detailed in its version of the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization bill and report. The documents were made public late last Friday,…

Congress

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Army

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