Watchdog Tells Congress to Slow Down New ‘Frigate’ Program

War Is Boring



A recently released Government Accountability Office report urges Congress to slow down acquisition of a new frigate based on the troubled Littoral Combat Ship design since Congress would otherwise have to “make significant program decisions and commitments in 2017 without key cost, design and capability knowledge.”



Approval of a block buy committing the taxpayer to full production of a revamped $1.2 billion“frigate” LCS—one immune to cancellation in the event of failed operational tests—is the largest LCS decision now facing the new Department of Defense and the new Congress. The GAO report makes clear that approval would be a terrible decision for taxpayers.



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