Aldridge: Up to 10 Programs Face Cancellation If Nunn-McCurdy Criteria Aren't Met

By Adam J. Hebert / March 22, 2002 at 5:00 AM
Pentagon acquisition czar Pete Aldridge said today there are "eight or 10" Defense Department programs he is willing to cancel if problems with cost and management cannot be brought under control. "I think there's something around eight or 10 that might have this kind of problem coming up," he said, referring to so-called Nunn-McCurdy breaches. To continue these troubled programs, service officials "must convince me" the fixes will work, Aldridge said. "Those things I consider a lot," Aldridge said at...

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