At General Petraeus' request, this committee adopted legislation in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2012 that would give military commanders additional powers to investigate and cancel contracts in which insurgent ties have been found.
McCain discusses new legislation to empower military commanders against contracts linked to insurgents.
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