13 lawmakers: Don’t kill the Pentagon’s chief reform job

Defense News: Conservative Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and liberal Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., might be opposites politically, but they agree the recently established job of chief management officer at the Pentagon ought to be saved.

The two were among 13 lawmakers who urged armed services committee leaders not to “prematurely terminate” the job, which is responsible for reforming the Department of Defense to improve performance and increase accountability. In a letter Thursday led by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Todd Young, R-Ind., the group called for the job to be given more time, authorities and resources.

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