Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

Floor Speech

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Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Chairman, I also rise in opposition to the amendment of my colleague's from Kansas.

Our military has three workforces. We have the uniformed, we have the civilian, and we have the contractor. All three are vital to the national security of this country. The defense workforce must be managed in what makes the most long-term sense for both the mission of national security and the taxpayer.

This amendment would prohibit the insourcing of contracted services, even when it would make sense for the taxpayer and would save money. By disrupting the Department of Defense's management practice, this amendment would impair military readiness. The Department did not ask for this proposed change, and it is against this amendment.

I believe that this amendment is bad for the long-term security of the Nation, and I would ask that you oppose it.

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