Lawmaker On Acquisition Reform: Too Many Chiefs In The Kitchen?

Jen DiMascio July 09, 2015
Credit: David B. Gleason
Rep. Adam Smith (Wash.), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, is lukewarm about a key Senate acquisition reform initiative that divides the House and Senate versions of the fiscal 2016 defense authorization bill. The provision, sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and opposed...
Jen DiMascio

Based in Washington, Jen previously managed Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage.

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