The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) detailed the funding cuts and reforms it is seeking--to efforts including the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and presidential helicopter--in the fiscal year 2014 defense authorization bill. The committee previously approved the Pentagon policy legislation, which calls for nearly the same funding that President Barack Obama’s administration requested. The bill would authorize a $526.6 billion base defense budget, which is $9 million less than the Pentagon sought, and $80.7 billion in Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO)…
SASC Seeks LCS, Presidential Helo Oversight
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