The Navy and the Office of Management and Budget are in discussions over the budget offset for a second Littoral Combat Ship in the fiscal year 2018 budget and plan to notify Congress of their decision before the July 4 recess, multiple sources confirmed to Inside the Navy . The Navy initially settled on postponing aircraft carrier midlife refueling to offset the cost, but has instead proposed cutting spending on future carrier procurement funding by about $300 million. The remaining...
