U.S. Congress To Provide The Pentagon A Blank Check And The Power For Wartime Purchasing

The undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, Bill LaPlante, speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon on May 6, 2022. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)  

Defense News: Congress poised to back multiyear weapons purchases, LaPlante says 

WASHINGTON ― The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer said he expects Congress to approve new authorities and spending to expand U.S. weapons production in a manner unseen since the Cold War. 

To help Ukraine fight Russia and to refill U.S. stockpiles, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Bill LaPlante has for several months called for the Pentagon to receive multiyear contracting authorities for munitions that are typically reserved for Navy vessels and major aircraft.  

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Update: Pentagon Expects Congress to Provide Wartime Purchasing Power (Antiwar.com)  

WNU Editor: I was not aware that the U.S. was at war. But according to the Pentagon’s chief weapons-buyer they are .... U.S. War v. Russia & China Now a Done Deal: Pentagon’s Chief Weapons-Buyer (Modern Diplomacy).

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