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Smith: HASC’s Acquisition Reform Bill Aimed At ‘Blowing Up The System,’ Not Making Tweaks

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Smith: HASC’s Acquisition Reform Bill Aimed At ‘Blowing Up The System,’ Not Making Tweaks
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) (left) and Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) (right) speak at the Hudson Institute on June 24, 2025. Photo: Screenshot of Hudson Institute livestream.

The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee’s new bipartisan proposal for improving the defense acquisition process is aimed at “blowing up the system” rather than making adjustments, the panel’s top Democrat has said. HASC Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Tuesday offered more insight into their new Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery (SPEED) Act, noting an aim to move faster fielding innovative capabilities and incentivizing more new entrants to work with the…

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