Murtha: Marine Corps EFV Funding 'May be Canceled' in FY-10 Unless R&D Spending is Controlled

By Rebekah Gordon / March 10, 2009 at 5:00 AM
The Marine Corps' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle "may be canceled" unless the service can get research and development spending under control and boost transparency about the program, the chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee said today. "This program's on the bubble as far as I'm concerned," Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) said in a hearing on Marine Corps ground equipment at which Lt. Gen. George Flynn, the deputy commandant for combat development and integration, testified. However, the chairman told Flynn he...

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