Adam Smith Archives

Chairman Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) speaks during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on September 29, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rod Lamkey-Pool/Getty Images)

New legislation includes Pentagon pilot program for negotiating software data rights

Data rights have long been a point of contention between the DOD and industry.

Jun 20, 2022 By Jon Harper

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Service Committee, asks a question during a visit at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 10, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jensen Stidham)

HASC chairman worried about making big bets on Air Force’s next-gen fighter

The NGAD fighter is projected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars per plane to procure.

Jun 15, 2022 By Jon Harper

Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), then-Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, asks questions of Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter as he testifies in a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee in 2012. Smith is now the Chair of the committee. (DoD Photo By Glenn Fawcett) (Released)

U.S. military needs more drones than tanks, says HASC chair Smith

Lawmakers will be pressuring the Pentagon to modernize faster, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said.

Mar 31, 2022 By Jon Harper

DOD must make smarter investments in 2023 budget, says Rep. Adam Smith

Rep. Adam Smith said this year's defense budget will be the most impactful and important of the last 25 years.

Mar 3, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

House Armed Services to focus on tech, procurement under new chair Smith

Adam Smith, the top member of the House Armed Services Committee, shared his priorities during a Brookings Institute event.

Mar 5, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Sen. Jack Reed questions Defense Secretary Ash Carter during a U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Dec. 9, 2015. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee)

Democrats sound the alarm on White House’s ‘refusal to cooperate’ in JEDI investigation

Democrat lawmakers aren't happy with the White House's refusal to be interviewed in the Pentagon IG's probe into the JEDI contract. Some even tie it to Trump's…

Apr 17, 2020 By Billy Mitchell