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Panel Chair Pledges Close LCS Oversight

Julie Samuel

Friday, July 26th, 2013

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LLawmakers pledged to keep close tabs on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program Thursday after government auditors released a long-awaited report recommending Congress restrict funding and slow production until further analysis and testing is complete. The GAO report released Thursday cites concerns about the acquisition process for the LCS program, potential changes the Navy is considering to the ships’ designs, and snags with the mission-module packages for them. Paul Francis, managing director of acquisition and sourcing management at the GAO,…

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