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Congress

Bipartisan HASC Members Write OMB Supporting Incremental Funding For Virginia Class

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, August 10th, 2012

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Four House Armed Services Committee (HASC) members wrote the White House Office of Management and Budget supporting the cost and stability benefits of incremental funding for Virginia-class submarines. In a Statement of Administration Policy, OMB recently “strongly” opposed incremental funding in the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310). Republicans Robert Wittman (Va)., and Randy Forbes (R-Va.) and Democrats Joe Courtney (Conn.) and James Langevin (R.I.) said they believe “a carefully crafted, thoughtfully planned, and limited use of incremental funding…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

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