House panel approves $740.5B defense policy bill

The House Armed Services Committee has unanimously approved its version of a mammoth defense policy bill.The committee voted 50-0 to approve the $740.5 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after a nearly 14 hour markup.The approval marks a milestone in a process complicated by the coronavirus pandemic. The markup was pushed back from its originally scheduled date at the end of April, and when it was held, was done in a larger room…