Sources: GCV Approved For Milestone A; No ADM Yet

By Tony Bertuca / July 22, 2011 at 3:14 PM
Although a key memo has not yet been signed, a Defense Acquisition Board review has cleared the Army's Ground Combat Vehicle to proceed into its technology-development phase, according to sources with knowledge of the decision. The Army expects to award up to three contracts within the next 10 days, one source said. It was unclear why Pentagon acquisition executive Ashton Carter did not immediately sign an acquisition decision memorandum for the GCV, the memo being the ultimate contract-releasing authority. But...

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