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McCain Seeks LCS Cost Controls

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wants to add more-stringent cost controls on Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program to Pentagon policy legislation later this year. The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved the fiscal year 2014 defense authorization bill last Thursday. It calls for nearly the same funding President Barack Obama’s administration requested--a $526.6 billion base defense budget and $80.7 billion in war funding--along with what it dubs “aggressive oversight” of programs including the LCS and replacement presidential helicopter. McCain said…

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