New Task Force to ask 'Tough Questions' of Pentagon's Strategy for China, Future Threats

A new task force established by the House Armed Services Committee expects to ask "tough questions" about the Defense Department's strategy, investments and structure for addressing future threats, with a heavy emphasis on China. The "Future of Defense" task force will spend the next six months digging into "big strategic questions" typically not addressed during the day-to-day work of the committee, according to task force co-Chairman Seth Moulton (D-MA). "Not just where we need to be in the next year