. >> one of the key issues for armed services committee chair mack thorn berry has been the acquisition process for the military, how the military buys things. what did they decide on in this bill? >> so there's a major reshuffling of how the acquisition department is going to be organized and really the focus on innovation. the conference report says that negotiators really believe that acquisition and innovation, that the culture of the two different aspects are totally different. to separate that out will help buy things quicker, get new technology quicker and get things out to the war fighter faster, hopefully with fewer cost overruns. >> this is an authorization bill so a chance to lay out policy priorities. what about the issues like the drafting -- potential drafting of women and discrimination in hiring practices at the pentagon and the military. >> both things are left out of the final compromise bill. the bill will not require women to sign up for the selective service. capitol hill aide tells me that part of the reason that republicans were willing to leave the russell amendm