House panel praises components of ABMS but warns 'questions remain' over program's direction

By Briana Reilly / August 26, 2021 at 2:41 PM
The House Armed Services Committee wants the Air Force to ensure its Advanced Battle Management System doesn’t waste resources and fields capabilities that fit into the Defense Department’s broader command and control effort, as lawmakers recommended cutting back the program’s funding in their fiscal year 2022 chairman’s mark. While the committee’s defense policy bill draft, obtained by Inside Defense , praised the program’s recent shift to a more traditional acquisition program, under which the Rapid Capabilities Office is serving...

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