McConville: Modernization programs could be cut

By Ethan Sterenfeld / February 10, 2022 at 3:56 PM
There is no reason for the Army to change any of its six priority modernization goals, but hard choices are in store for the 35 materiel programs that support them, Gen. James McConville, the Army’s chief of staff, said today. Programs that are behind on cost, schedule and performance could be the first on the chopping block, he said at an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation. “What we’re going to take a hard look at is each program that’s...

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