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Senate defense bill would ax Pentagon’s acquisition chief

By Jacqueline Klimas
Published May 13, 2016 12:38pm ET
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Senate defense bill would ax Pentagon’s acquisition chief
The Senate committee's version of the fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act would get rid of the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, a job currently held by Frank Kendall. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

The Senate Armed Services Committee voted on Thursday to get rid of the Pentagon’s top acquisition chief and split the job between two newly-created positions to facilitate better technological innovation.

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