The Defense Department is requesting permission from Congress to reprogram nearly $420 million in fiscal year 2014 funds to pay for the new purchase and refurbishment of Army tactical trucks, including Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, according to a Pentagon budget document obtained by InsideDefense.com. DOD is requesting permission to transfer $108 million into the Army's MRAP program to standardize 770 vehicles returning from Afghanistan, the July 10 omnibus reprogramming request states. "This funding supports 9 percent of the...
