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Congress Puts LCS Pressure On Navy, Says Layoffs Possible At Wisconsin Yard

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Congress Puts LCS Pressure On Navy, Says Layoffs Possible At Wisconsin Yard
An MH-60 Romeo flying near the USS Freedom (LCS-1). Photo: U.S. Navy

A bipartisan set of Congress members from Michigan and Wisconsin are putting pressure on the Navy for its FY ’18 and ’19 acquisition of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), arguing without a better strategy one quarter of the Wisconsin LCS shipyard workforce might be laid off.Lawmakers sent a letter this week to Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer and assistant secretary for research, development and acquisition James Geurts expressing consternation with the Navy’s acquisition strategy for the LCS, particularly the Freedom-variant…

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