The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee is aiming to repeal the cost caps currently in place on the Navy's new Ford-class aircraft carriers, arguing the caps have not successfully maintained cost. The panel plans to mark up its portion of the fiscal year 2020 defense policy bill Tuesday and will include the repeal in the legislation. "Our rationale behind that is they've done absolutely nothing to contain cost over the years. As you know, CVN-78 had multiple...
