Legislative Path Ahead for Acquisition Reform Still Unclear

摘要

The Senate permanent subcommittee on investigations published a 211-page report described as a "comprehensive record on shortcomings in the acquisition process," although no specific solutions are offered to fix these problems. Senators John McCain, R-Ariz., and Carl Levin, D-Mich. - ranking member and chairman of the permanent subcommittee on investigations - are longtime critics of the Pentagon's procurement process. The report, which took about six months to compile, seems to reinforce the senators' conviction that further reforms are needed, even though they did not endorse any particular expert's take.