House Armed Services Committee
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The House Armed Services Committee has given unanimous approval to a bill that would mandate sweeping reforms of the Pentagon\'s non-weapons system contracting and acquisitions programs. The bill, HR 5013, enjoys broad bi-partisan support and is being fast-tracked for a possible vote as early as next week.
April 21, 2010 -
Last year, Congress passed and sent on to President Obama a bill to reform how the Pentagon acquires large weapons systems. Now, House lawmakers are back with a proposal to reform the other 80 percent of Defense Department procurement that does not have to do with weapons.
April 15, 2010 -
A series of hearings hosted by the Defense Acquisition Panel of the House Armed Services Committee is looking at making the acquisition process work better. Wednesday’s hearing was titled Coordinating Requirements, Budgets, and Acquisition: How…
June 05, 2009 -
House panel to take shot at fixing long-standing problems.
March 27, 2009 -
Improving the military’s health IT program is a priority in the new White House budget proposal. The House Armed Services Subcommittees on Joint Military Personnel and Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities called a panel of…
March 25, 2009 -
Proper implementation of Chief Management Officer is key to improvements
March 12, 2009