Milestone A decision slips to May 26

PM: Ground Combat Vehicle Already A 'Should-Cost' Model Program

/ April 29, 2011 at 8:31 PM
As the Ground Combat Vehicle becomes the Army's model program for Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter's new "should-cost" policy, the program manager for GCV says he is prepared for the additional scrutiny because his office had a head-start in implementing the approach. Col. Andrew DiMarco said last week that his office adopted Carter's should-cost approach late last year and used it to save billions of dollars when the Army terminated its first GCV solicitation and re-issued it with more constrained...

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