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Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle Under NDAA Scrutiny

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, December 16th, 2013

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Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle Under NDAA Scrutiny

Congress would hold off on spending some Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) funds on the Army's Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program until an in-depth report requested in the FY'14 National Defense Authorization Act legislation is in hand. The legislative text would not allow spending any Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) funds for post-Milestone B on the vehicle program until 30 days after a report from the Secretary of the Army. That report would provide congressional defense committees with “an…

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