Commission on Contracting

On the contracting issue we’ve been discussing, here’s one amendment I want to put on everyone’s radar. Sens. Webb (D-VA) and McCaskill (D-MO) have introduced an amendment to create a bipartisan commission specifically to investigate the contracting processes in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The text of the amendment still appears to be in flux. But my understanding is that its brief would include both the policy dimensions of the issue and investigating wrongdoing. So far the two have only been able to get out-going Sen. Hagel (R-NE) on board on the GOP side of the aisle. Out-going Sen. Warner (R-VA) spoke against it yesterday on the floor, saying he would oppose it because it would pull jurisdiction away from the Armed Services Committee.