A task force established to develop alternatives to the embattled Littoral Combat Ship is awaiting a decision at the Office of the Secretary of Defense level, Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work said Nov. 23. The Navy and the office of the secretary of defense have conducted an overall thoughtful review of the future small surface combatant, Work said on a Sunday morning news program. The task force evaluated 192 options and of those eight were strongly considered, he said. Inside...
