The Quiet Battle Inside Congress Over A Defense Industry Cash Cow
Pat Harrigan and Democratic New Hampshire Rep. Maggie Goodlander introduced the amendment to the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which Republican House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers and several other Republicans opposed. “Without the ability to repair its own equipment without action by contractors that control key data, there is an unnecessary extra step in the repair process,” William Hartung, a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
- ▪Pat Harrigan and Democratic New Hampshire Rep.
- ▪Maggie Goodlander introduced the amendment to the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which Republican House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers and several other Republicans opposed.
- ▪“Without the ability to repair its own equipment without action by contractors that control key data, there is an unnecessary extra step in the repair process,” William Hartung, a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsib
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Defense The Quiet Battle Inside Congress Over A Defense Industry Cash Cow FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images Francis Kapper Defense Reporter June 15, 2026 5:28 PM ET June 15, 2026 5:28 PM ET Francis Kapper Defense Reporter Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); A battle is quietly being waged inside the halls of Congress as some lawmakers push for the U.S. military to own the information it needs to maintain its equipment in an effort to save taxpayers billions.
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