Key House Democrat Says Pentagon Will Have to Become More Transparent
Government Executive | November 13, 2018
The Defense Department under President Trump has been too secretive, politicized, hawkish on nuclear weapons and discriminatory toward minorities, according to the Democrat most likely to take over the House Armed Services Committee. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., the current ranking member, sent his caucus a letter on Nov. 8 announcing his unsurprising bid to chair the panel. In a statement to Government Executive on Monday, he outlined his priorities.