Mac Thornberry
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NSA is setting up a rapid acquisition office to help engage industry and help the industrial base.
March 09, 2016 -
DoD says BRAC would bring big savings in a time when it's facing big budget shortfalls if sequestration returns.
March 07, 2016 -
Lawmakers pushed for provisions of the Defending American’s Small Contractors bill to be folded into the 2017 NDAA.
March 01, 2016 -
Defense experts warned Congress about creeping operating and support costs and suggested ways to rectify them.
February 03, 2016 -
Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the Obama administration's final Pentagon budget represents a turning point; high-end technologies will get more attention.
February 03, 2016 -
During a confirmation hearing Eric Fanning said the Army needs a Rapid Capabilities Office and is lagging in readiness.
January 21, 2016 -
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry singled out new acquisition reform goals and a possible Defense Department reorganization for the 2017 Defense authorization bill.
January 13, 2016 -
The Office of Management and Budget, the Homeland Security Department and the Office of Personnel Management decided not to testify during a classified briefing before the House Armed Services Committee when they found out the meeting would be on the record and transcribed.
November 17, 2015 -
Congress decided yesterday what programs will get a haircut in freeing up $5 billion in defense spending. Among the programs is the Long Range Strike Bomber and defense readiness increases.
November 03, 2015 -
Congress is figuring out which programs will feel the pain of a $5 billion cut to defense spending so the plan can fit the new budget deal. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) said the cuts will affect important programs.
November 02, 2015 -
The President rejected the fiscal 2016 Defense Authorization bill. The $612 billion legislation included a 1.3 person pay raise, a new retirement system, and overhaul of the acquisition process.
October 22, 2015 -
The annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Congress sent to President Barack Obama on Tuesday contains nearly 100 separate provisions intended to reform the Defense Department's acquisition system. But that’s just the start, say Capitol Hill’s top two Defense legislators.
October 20, 2015 -
Analysts say it is unlikely Congress will rebuff President Obama if he decides to veto the defense authorization bill, which passed the Senate Oct. 7.
October 07, 2015 -
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday that he has advised President Barack Obama to veto the Defense Authorization bill Congress will vote on later this week for several reasons.
October 01, 2015 -
House and Senate negotiators finally shook hands Tuesday on a defense authorization bill both parties generally support and would enact some of the most sweeping and aggressive changes to the military’s personnel and acquisition systems in several decades.
September 30, 2015