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Army Acquisition Seeks Balance Between Priorities And Funds, Generals Tell HASC Panel

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

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Balancing funding against priorities is the basis of the Army’s acquisition and modernization program, weighing incremental improvements against transformational capability, two top Army leaders told a the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces hearing yesterday. As Congress finalizes the fiscal year 2012 budget, the panel wanted to know how the service would be affected, as nearly $500 billion in cuts is planned for the Defense Department over the next decade to tackle the deficit,…

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