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Senators Direct Review Of Navy Budgets Underfunding Programs

Senators Direct Review Of Navy Budgets Underfunding Programs
Artist rendering of the first Flight III DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125). (Image: Huntington Ingalls Industries)

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…

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