Lawmakers push Pentagon for overdue data on tanker suicide rates

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Lawmakers push Pentagon for overdue data on tanker suicide rates

Members of both houses of Congress are calling for the Defense Department to comply with federal law and submit overdue suicide-related reports to legislative committees.Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said they need the information to create policy addressing systemic suicide risks across the force.But according to Senate staff, the Defense Department has missed its deadline on three mandatory reports from the fiscal…