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Army Awaits FCS Acquisition Change Directives

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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt The Army awaits formal notification from the Defense Department acquisition chief of changes to its major modernization program, Future Combat Systems (FCS), before any changes are made. "We have not yet received an acquisition decision memorandum formally changing the program," Paul Mehney, Army FCS spokesman, told Defense Daily yesterday. "The program expects an ADM (acquisition decision memorandum) within the coming weeks and that will signal the beginning of the transition of FCS to the Army's Brigade Combat…

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