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On the recordSeptember 14, 2016
Considering the additional acquisition authorities Congress provided the Service Chiefs in the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, and is proposing in the Fiscal Year 2017 NDAA, what specific actions will you take regarding your Service acquisition programs that could help you successfully navigate through the magnitude of the impending defense modernization 'bow wave' we are facing in the next decade?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Senator McCain questions on defense acquisition amid modernization challenges.

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