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DoD Questions 30-Year Ship, Aircraft Plans

Julie Samuel

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

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Pentagon officials questioned yesterday if they should be crafting 30-year shipbuilding and aviation plans for Congress, saying projections for shorter time periods may be more appropriate. A House Armed Services Committee (HASC) subpanel held a hearing yesterday on the two reports that the Pentagon submits to Congress in a process that some lawmakers lament, in part because the documents have been delivered late. The Pentagon submitted a delayed aviation plan this year on April 12. Congress changed the reporting requirement for the…

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