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MTVR Trailers Top Marine Corps’ Thin $188.3 Million Unfunded List

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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps has identified for Congress $188.3 million in unfunded programs outside of its official fiscal year 2010 budget request, with seven-ton truck trailers coming in as its single costliest unfunded item. The service wants $28.9 million for 352 trailers for seven-ton Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement trucks (MTVR) made by Oshkosh Corp. [OSK]. The military services started sending their so-called unfunded-requirements lists, enumerating programs not included in the Obama administration's budget request, to Congress starting yesterday.…

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Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

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Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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