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Young Regrets Not Wrangling With ‘Flawed’ FCS Acquisition Strategy

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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic Outgoing Pentagon arms buyer John Young yesterday lamented not having reviewed the fee structure in the Army's contract with Boeing [BA] and SAIC [SAI] for its multibillion-dollar modernization effort. "I should have done more to review the contract structure and, I think, segregate the programs" within the Future Combat Systems (FCS) effort, Young told reporters yesterday in his last day on the job. Ashton Carter was sworn in yesterday as the new acquisition chief. In retrospect, Young…

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