Lawmakers launch investigation into Fort Hood after 28th death this year

Lawmakers launch investigation into Fort Hood after 28th death this year

The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security and the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel “are jointly investigating whether an alarming pattern of recent tragedies at Fort Hood, Texas, may be symptomatic of underlying leadership, discipline, and morale deficiencies throughout the chain-of-command,” wrote the respective subpanel heads, Reps. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass) and Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), in a letter to Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy.