Army Three-Star Pushes Vehicle Industrial Base Preservation Amid Budget Gloom

By Tony Bertuca / July 18, 2013 at 4:00 PM
One of the Army's top acquisition officials said today that the service is now working with Congress to review options to preserve the combat vehicle industrial base as "devastating" budget troubles continue to envelope the Pentagon. Lt. Gen. William Phillips, the Army's military deputy for acquisition, said a long-awaited industrial base study was recently completed and sent to Capitol Hill in the hopes of beginning an effort to protect the most vulnerable contractors and businesses who supply the service's vehicle...

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