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Army FCS Program Unlikely To Be Executed As Planned, GAO Says

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Friday, March 27th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt It is "unlikely the remainder" of the Army's top modernization program, the $160 billion Future Combat Systems (FCS), in the sixth year of a 10-year program can be executed as planned, a top Government Accountability Office (GAO) official told a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel yesterday. "We're not here throwing rocks," panel Chairman Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) said at the sparsely attended hearing. "We're not here to beat anybody up...that's not the issue here, these are life…

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

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Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

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Congress

Graham Says GOP To Move Ahead On Second Reconciliation Bill, With Defense Funds As Priority

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Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday acknowledged the Pentagon could potentially ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental funding to support the ongoing operation against Iran and replenish munitions used […]