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Thornberry to Introduce Two Bills Related to Acquisition Reform in FY ’20 NDAA Markup

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, May 16th, 2019

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Thornberry to Introduce Two Bills Related to Acquisition Reform in FY ’20 NDAA Markup

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), House Armed Services Committee ranking member

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) ranking member plans to introduce two bills that would compel the Pentagon to implement acquisition reforms that Congress has passed into law, and create a new pilot program meant to help small businesses who seek to provide innovative solutions to the U.S. military. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) does not want to be “revolutionary” on acquisition reform this session – he just wants to make sure the Pentagon implements and builds upon past efforts to…

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