Caps and Frowns

摘要

After years of trying to get ahead in Washington, industry lobbyists recently found an unlikely collaborator in their efforts - the U.S. Army. Mostly lost amid the standoff with Beijing over the now-infamous U.S. spy plane was a decision by the Pentagon to study its overseas procurement practices. And that decision could have a concrete impact on whether the call to change depreciation schedules for capital equipment will finally be heeded by Washington.