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House, Senate Negotiators To Rule On Easing Littoral Ship Cost Cap

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By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon policy bill the Senate is expected to debate as soon as next week recommends leaving in place a $460 million cost cap on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), instead of following a House move to relax the cost ceiling. Thus, the final decision on the forthcoming cost cap for the notoriously overbudget Navy shipbuilding program will likely be decided in a future House-Senate conference committee. The fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill the House passed…

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