Congress is in its first round of writing an annual Defense authorization bill. Lawmakers are determined to protect certain weapons systems even though the Pentagon says it can’t afford them. While parochialism is hardly new on Capitol Hill, DoD thinks it spells big trouble while there’s no new money coming its way. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu joined Tom Temin and Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to discuss this topic and others from his biweekly feature, Inside the DoD Reporter’s Notebook .

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