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By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 11th, 2011

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Reprogramming Rundown. The Pentagon’s $5 billion omnibus reprogramming request, dated June 30 and now before Congress, seeks to shift money for varied vehicle efforts including $51 million for 14 more M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation Systems (HERCULES). Other proposed shifts include $45 million for testing vehicle technology to help the Army Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) effort. The reprogramming seeks a correlating $45 million cut from GCV funding, dropping levels to $413 million for the nascent program for…

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