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House Defense Panel Aims For Greater Oversight On GBSD Cost Control Measures

House Defense Panel Aims For Greater Oversight On GBSD Cost Control Measures
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a developmental test on Feb. 5 last year at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

House appropriators are seeking to gain greater oversight into the Air Force’s cost control measures for the future Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic missile, according to a bill report accompanying the panel’s fiscal year 2022 defense spending bill.  The bill, which will be marked by the full committee on Tuesday, nearly matches the Air Force’s $2.5 billion budget request for GBSD, while including a slight $22 million reduction to account for “engineering and manufacturing development carryover.” “The Department…

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