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DEFENSE WATCH

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, November 28th, 2011

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Defense Debate. The Senate plans to continue debating the FY ’12 defense authorization bill today, with votes starting in the evening. The chamber took up the Pentagon policy-setting bill two weeks ago, when senators filed hundreds of proposed amendments. The White House says if military detainee-related language is not changed it will veto the bill. In addition to detained amendments, others related to counterfeit parts in the defense supply chain, cost-plus and sole-source contracts, contractors’ salaries, and the Marine Corps’…

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