Lawmakers have permitted the Army to reallocate hundreds of millions of dollars to support key priorities outlined in a reprogramming request signed May 6 by Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord and released publicly Aug. 12. The increase includes $27.8 million for combat vehicle improvement programs. Of this, $16.8 million goes "to support an expedited Non-Developmental Item (NDI) Active Protection System (APS) effort on the Stryker vehicle to assess the 'Iron Curtain' APS system's reliability and the ability to mitigate the threat...
