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SASC’s Defense Authorization Bill Keeps Navy Ship And Army FCS Requests

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Friday, May 2nd, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford The defense authorization bill Senate authorizers unveiled yesterday calls for sticking to the White House's seven-new-ship request for the Navy, fully funding the Army's Future Combat System (FCS) effort, and giving the Air Force extra money to maintain 76 B-52 bombers. The Senate Armed Services Committee's (ASASC) version of the fiscal year 2009 defense authorization bill -- details of which were released by the committee yesterday--would authorize the overall funding levels requested in February by the White…

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