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SAC Questions USMC Eyewear Plans

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

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A powerful Senate committee is raising questions about the Marine Corps’ plans for buying protective eyewear, just weeks after the service tapped a company to make new glasses for every Marine. The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC), in its report accompanying the fiscal year 2012 defense appropriations bill it approved Sept. 15, said it is “concerned” about the service plan for buying personal protective eyewear. “In order to track the success of the Marine Corps’ acquisition strategy for this program, the…

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