Senate panel rescinds $1.3B for cruiser modernization

By Lee Hudson / May 27, 2016 at 2:32 PM
Senate appropriators want to rescind $1.3 billion allocated for the Navy's cruiser modernization program because the service has failed to follow congressional direction for several years, according to a report accompanying the fiscal year 2017 spending bill obtained by Inside Defense . The Senate Appropriations Committee notes that the Navy, once again, deviated from congressional direction to change the cruiser modernization plan. The committee passed the bill May 26. Lawmakers agreed to rescind $1.3 billion from the ship modernization,...

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