Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has sent to leaders of the Armed Services panels a 15-page letter detailing his serious worries about several dozen pending provisions in the House or Senate NDAAs.
Some of these are “topics of significant concern,” Austin wrote in the Sept. 26 letter, obtained by CQ Roll Call. “lf left unaddressed, certain provisions in the House-passed or Senate-proposed bills will substantially impact the Department’s ability to accomplish our strategic goals.”
House and Senate negotiators have begun reconciling the House-passed fiscal 2025 NDAA, or National Defense Authorization Act, with the Senate Armed Services Committee’s version and hope to clear a bicameral measure later this year.
Austin’s new missive is this year’s version of an annual Pentagon communication, known as the “heartburn letter.” In it, the department tells the authorization committees of provisions in the House or Senate NDAA that are causing the department worry as lawmakers meet to write a final version of the measure.
The new letter reiterates some Pentagon concerns that were previously known — for example, about provisions in the House GOP-authored bill to limit what the U.S. military can do on “culture war” matters such as transgender health care and diversity promotion.
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Some of these are “topics of significant concern,” Austin wrote in the Sept. 26 letter, obtained by CQ Roll Call. “lf left unaddressed, certain provisions in the House-passed or Senate-proposed bills will substantially impact the Department’s ability to accomplish our strategic goals.”
House and Senate negotiators have begun reconciling the House-passed fiscal 2025 NDAA, or National Defense Authorization Act, with the Senate Armed Services Committee’s version and hope to clear a bicameral measure later this year.
Austin’s new missive is this year’s version of an annual Pentagon communication, known as the “heartburn letter.” In it, the department tells the authorization committees of provisions in the House or Senate NDAA that are causing the department worry as lawmakers meet to write a final version of the measure.
The new letter reiterates some Pentagon concerns that were previously known — for example, about provisions in the House GOP-authored bill to limit what the U.S. military can do on “culture war” matters such as transgender health care and diversity promotion.
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Pentagon voices ‘significant concern’ with many NDAA provisions
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has sent to leaders of the Armed Services panels a 15-page letter detailing his serious worries about several dozen
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