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SASC Authorization Bill Would Withhold Army Network Funding

Wednesday, July 12th, 2017

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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is seeking to halt all funding to the Army’s battlefield network development program until it has more information on the cost and implementation schedule of the system.In its version of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) published July 11, SASC makes official the recent concern over the cost and development schedule of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T). WIN-T is meant to provide secure, on-the-go internet services to deployed forces through satellites, fixed command…

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