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Navy/USMC

Extra LCS Found In FY 2018 Budget Amendments By Cutting Carrier Reactor Core Funding

Friday, June 30th, 2017

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Extra LCS Found In FY 2018 Budget Amendments By Cutting Carrier Reactor Core Funding

The Littoral Combat Ship USS Freedom (LCS-1). Photo: U.S. Navy

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requested nearly $500 million more in fiscal year 2018 Navy funding for an additional Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), according to a letter submitted to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan last Thursday.The OMB released a set of amendments to the administration’s FY 2018 budget request that it said “are necessary to correctly reflect the policies assumed” in the budget.The LCS amendment brings the Navy’s total shipbuilding and conversion procurement request up…

Congress

SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]

Congress

HASC Wants Info On Army’s Plans To Pursue Autonomous Aerial Delivery, Surface Vessels For Logistics

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) added several measures to its version of the next defense policy bill seeking more details from the Army on efforts to develop future logistics […]