
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended April 18 that the Navy delay a key contract award for the Future Frigate by a year to ensure it has enough information on the vessel’s cost and capabilities.While the Navy currently plans to award the lead-ship contract in fiscal year 2018, the GAO wrote in a new report that an FY 2019 award would make more sense due to several unresolved factors. The program will not have a formal, independent cost estimate…