By Jen DiMascio The Senate last week passed the defense authorization bill for 2008, which recommends nearly a billion dollar reduction in the Army's plans to buy tactical radios. The administration sought $2.9 billion for tactical radios--the bulk of which was included in the president's supplemental war funding request. The bill provides only $1.4 billion and includes language questioning the Army's near-term plans to spend $2.3 billion on single channel ground and airborne radios. "While the conferees are supportive of…
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