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In the lead-up to the action, we’re sitting down with subcommittee chairs to get a sense of their outlook and their big-ticket asks. For our first installment, we spoke with Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who helms the Armed Services Cyber Subcommittee.

Defense: Don Bacon’s NDAA bucket list

Defense hawks are sprinting headfirst into the busiest season of the year.

Between now and June 4 — the House Armed Services Committee’s planned date for its marathon defense policy bill markup — lawmakers will be scrambling to shoehorn their priorities into the chamber’s version of the NDAA.

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