The Pentagon is seeking congressional permission to shift $62.7 million into the lead ship of the Ford-class aircraft carrier program, a move that nudges the tab for the next-generation warship over the $13 billion threshold and requires the statutory cost cap for CVN-78 to be increased for a third time -- up from $12.9 billion set by Congress last year. Pentagon Comptroller David Norquist, in a July 11 omnibus reprogramming request, proposed shifting $62.7 million originally appropriated in fiscal year...
