The White House Office of Management and Budget rejected the Navy's current efforts to develop a new multimission auxiliary vessel, citing the $1 billion price tag, and wants the service to focus resources on buying used sealift vessels instead. "The Navy should not proceed with [Common Hull Auxiliary Multi-mission Platform] development for a sealift vessel and should seek legislative relief to procure additional used sealift vessels in the" fiscal year 2021 defense policy bill, according to an OMB document detailing...
