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The Senate Appropriations Committee’s draft FY 2022 defense spending bill includes a provision calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the Navy Department’s budget request tactics that appear to under-request critical programs under the assumption Congress will ultimately restore funding. The committee’s budget report underscored that the Navy’s FY ‘22 budget request proposed breaking a multi-year procurement contract (MYP) for the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers by procuring only one vessel instead of the planned two. Deputy Assistant Secretary…
