Army senior leadership is conducting a "rigorous review" of the service's communications and network backbone, as Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has "serious, hard questions" about its reliability, survivability and interoperability. During a May 25 hearing , several members of the Senate Armed Services Committee criticized the cost, efficacy, survivability and fielding time line of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical. In his opening statement , committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) characterized the system as a "failure." "This program has cost...