Authorizers soften language on speeding, streamlining Huey replacement

By Rachel Cohen / November 22, 2017 at 2:17 PM
(Editor's Note: This story has been corrected to reflect the Air Force is entering the Huey replacement program prior to milestone C.) Lawmakers dropped a provision from the fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill that would have allowed the defense secretary to let the Air Force issue a sole-source procurement contract instead of continuing an open competition to replace the Bell UH-1N helicopter. Instead, Congress said in the conference report accompanying the legislation , which passed the House and...

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