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Pentagon to Weigh Future of Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Contract Tomorrow

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Thursday, May 29th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford General Dynamics [GD] could receive a new contract as soon as next month for the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle program--which continues to be scrutinized by Congress--following a key Pentagon meeting tomorrow. Pentagon acquisition executive John Young is slated to convene the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) tomorrow to decide whether to allow the Marine Corp' developmental EFV effort to enter into a second system design and development (SDD-2) phase. "We would expect if Mr. Young OK's EFV to go…

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