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Air Force

House Panel Wary Of Army Vehicle Plans

Julie Samuel

Friday, May 24th, 2013

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A House panel wants to block the Army from advancing the development of the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) until the service provides detailed justification for choosing just one contractor. The House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee approved legislation Thursday that bans from Army from spending fiscal year 2014 monies on the GCV’s forthcoming Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase until 30 days after the service submits a detailed report to Congress. The panel approved that language within…

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