A pair of key House lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation Monday designed to simplify the defense acquisition process with the goal of speeding the fielding of new systems and technology to the military’s front lines.

The measure — dubbed the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery Act, or SPEED Act — is the latest approach in a flurry of actions over the last few months by policymakers to cut the bureaucracy surrounding how the Defense Department buys equipment .

But the latest proposal is sponsored by the top Republican (House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers , R-Ala.) and top Democrat (committee ranking member Adam Smith , D-Wash.), making it a rare bipartisan priority in the chamber and an expected focal point of the annual defense aut

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