Yesterday, the Senate passed its version of the 2016 defense authorization bill. As the main sponsor is fond of pointing out, this year’s version is a “reform bill.” It’s also finished before the start of the new fiscal year – a big contrast to how the NDAA process has worked out over the last several years. Federal News Radio’s DoD Reporter Jared Serbu is writing about the bill as part of this week’s edition of inside the reporter’s notebook.

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