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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

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]

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Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]