{"id":31857,"date":"2023-12-08T21:51:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T21:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/12\/08\/defense-bill-calls-for-outside-scrutiny-of-marines-modernization-plan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:00:31","slug":"defense-bill-calls-for-outside-scrutiny-of-marines-modernization-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/12\/08\/defense-bill-calls-for-outside-scrutiny-of-marines-modernization-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense bill calls for outside scrutiny of Marines\u2019 modernization plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Marine Corps likely will have to get an outside review of its controversial overhaul plans thanks to a provision in Congress\u2019 defense authorization bill.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The provision in the annual National Defense Authorization Act signals lawmakers are listening to the retired Marines who have voiced concerns <\/a>about the direction the Corps is taking, retired Marine Col. Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bill<\/a> calls for the Pentagon to contract with a federally funded research and development center<\/a> that will \u201cconduct an independent review, assessment, and analysis of the modernization initiatives of the Marine Corps\u201d within three months of the bill becoming law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The provision signals Congress will get to examine the details of the modernization plan that critics have contended was created without sufficient oversight, a claim the Marine Corps has denied.<\/p>\n\n\n\t