GAO: Army's New Modernization Plan Has Opportunities To Learn From FCS

By Marjorie Censer / March 15, 2010 at 5:00 AM
Following the termination of the Future Combat Systems effort, the Army has the opportunity to benefit from lessons learned in its new brigade combat team modernization initiative, the Government Accountability Office writes in a new report. However, the audit -- formally released today -- notes concerns about the service's plan to move forward with low-rate initial production of the first increment of its BCT modernization effort, despite knowing the increment's systems are unreliable and immature. Testimony on the draft report's...

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