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Army Vehicle Program, Other New Starts Will Stall Without Defense Authorization Bill

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016

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Army Vehicle Program, Other New Starts Will Stall Without Defense Authorization Bill

Oshkosh's JLTV offering, the Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV). Photo: Oshkosh Corporation.

Several Army program could be stalled if, like the past eight years, the Pentagon is forced to operate under a continuing resolution into 2017.New programs cannot start and ongoing development efforts are barred from moving to production under a CR, which funds the Defense Department at the same levels as the previous fiscal year.Army Secretary Eric Fanning lamented the familiar budgetary impasse on Tuesday at a forum hosted by the Library of Congress.“We’re under a continuing resolution right now. We…

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