Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), then-Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, asks questions of Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter as he testifies in a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee in 2012. Smith is now the Chair of the committee. (DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett) (Released) U.S. military needs more drones than tanks, says HASC chair Smith Lawmakers will be pressuring the Pentagon to modernize faster, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said. Mar 31, 2022 By Jon Harper
William A. LaPlante (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash) Nominee for Pentagon’s top acquisition post intends to prioritize munitions The importance of advanced munitions has been highlighted in recent weeks during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Mar 22, 2022 By Jon Harper