Lawmakers May Take 'More Stringent Actions' On LCS Based On GAO Report

By Lee Hudson / June 4, 2013 at 3:59 PM
A draft Government Accountability Office report on the Littoral Combat Ship may cause House lawmakers to take “more stringent actions” on the program's funding before the House and the Senate go to conference on the fiscal year 2014 defense authorization bill, a leading House Republican said today. Appearing at a Defense Writers Group Breakfast today, House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee Chairman Randy Forbes (R-VA) called the GAO report “very concerning” because of its intensity. On May 31,...

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