Army and Congress at odds on OIB construction costs

By Dominic Minadeo / July 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The Army is still mostly mum on its supposed plan to close certain depots and arsenals three months after announcing the Army Transformation Initiative , and while it has leaned on the premise that it's far pricier to build in the organic industrial base than to harness commercial partnerships, the only figure that's been cited in congressional testimony to illustrate that point is a misleading one. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll argued in June that military construction costs are 68.5% more...

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