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Congress’ Move To Put Some IVAS Funds On Hold Was ‘Good Oversight,’ Army Acquisition Exec Says

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, March 25th, 2022

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Congress’ Move To Put Some IVAS Funds On Hold Was ‘Good Oversight,’ Army Acquisition Exec Says

The Army conducted its third soldier touchpoint for the Integrated Visual Augmentation System at Ft. Pickett in Virginia. Photo: U.S. Army.

The Army’s top acquisition official said the decision to place $350 million for procurement of the new Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headset on hold in the final fiscal year 2022 defense spending bill was “good oversight by Congress.” “I think the congressional reductions are, frankly, just good oversight by Congress,” Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, said during a Defense News discussion on Friday. “I believe the funding profile for the program assumed…

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