FY 2019 Reform Efforts
Accelerating the Pace of Acquitions Reform Act of 2018
Comprehensive Pentagon Bureaucracy Reform and Reduction Act
H.R. 2511 - Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act
On May 18, 2017, Chairman Thornberry introduced H.R. 2511, The Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act, a bill to include empowering the Pentagon to use E-Commerce for commercial-off-the-shelf items, as well as reforming the defense contract audit process and the acquisition of services.
H.R. 2511 - Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act
H.R. 4741 - Acquisition Agility Act
On March 15, 2016, Chairman Thornberry introduced H.R. 4741 The Acquisition Agility Act, a bill to enact reforms in the defense acquisition system to ensure that the military can respond to rapidly changing threats. Bill text and other materials can be found below.
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Acquisition Agility Act Fact Sheet
March 25, 2015 - Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith jointly introduced H.R. 1597, a bill aimed at reforming the DoDs broken acquisition system. The legislation is intended as a discussion draft. The legislation and can be found below.
H.R. 1597 - Agile Acquisition to Retain Technological Edge Act
Chairman Thornberry's Proposal
March 23, 2015 - Chairman Thornberry unveiled his defense reform proposal at the Center for Strategy and International Studies. His remarks, video of the event and additional information can be found below.