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Congress

LCS Faces Scrutiny On Hill

Julie Samuel

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

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Lawmakers are expected to seek restrictions on the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program during multiple defense debates in Congress this week. Recent congressional concerns about the program to build a new shore-hugging vessel--with different version under contract with a Lockheed Martin [LMT]-Marinette Marine team and Austal USA--stem from a draft report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The auditors recommend lawmakers restrict LCS funding until the Navy completes studies examining the appropriateness of the designs of the ships under contract. A…

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