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GAO Urges Navy To Delay Future Frigate Contract

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GAO Urges Navy To Delay Future Frigate Contract
An MH-60 Romeo flying near the USS Freedom (LCS-1). Photo: U.S. Navy

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended April 18 that the Navy delay a key contract award for the Future Frigate by a year to ensure it has enough information on the vessel’s cost and capabilities.While the Navy currently plans to award the lead-ship contract in fiscal year 2018, the GAO wrote in a new report that an FY 2019 award would make more sense due to several unresolved factors. The program will not have a formal, independent cost estimate…

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