The SPEED and FoRGED Acts Compared

On June 9, House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers and Ranking Member Adam Smith introduced H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery (SPEED) Act. This is not the first piece of major defense legislation introduced in recent months. In December, Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker introduced S.5618, the Fostering Reform and Government Efficiency in Defense Act (FoRGED) Act. The bills are likely to be reconciled when creating the National Defense Authorization Act.These two bills encourage reforms in similar areas — the acquisitions system, the program-management model, requirements and regulatory burden, innovation and the industrial base, and

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