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Army

Army Report On Ground Vehicles Out Soon

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

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Army Secretary John McHugh told lawmakers the service is keeping an eye on the industrial base during dips in weapons work, pointing to the imminent release of a long-awaited report on ground-vehicle companies. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) quizzed McHugh during his service’s annual posture hearing on it budget proposal about how it is managing the risk to the industrial base as it proposes to reduce weapon system quantities and delay equipment maintenance. “What criteria or…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

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