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Army

Young Presses Army To Fund Three Contractor Teams On JLTV

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

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By Jen DiMascio The Pentagon's acquisition chief last month urged the Army to allow three industry teams to compete for Army-Marine Corps Humvee replacement program. John Young, the assistant secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, reviewed the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program in early December and gave his blessing to proceed with technology development in a Dec. 22 acquisition decision memorandum. A request for proposals is expected Feb. 1. Even before Young was officially confirmed in his…

Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Congress

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Congress

Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives

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