Rep. Davis knocks House Appropriators on ship funding

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Rep. Jo Ann Davis, (R-Virginia) said that House Appropriations Committee members fail to understand the critical need facing the US Navy to procure sufficient vessels to confront the emerging threats. The Congress' providing funds to build only one submarine per year would result in the US having too few submarines to counter threats such as a fast growing Chinese Navy.

Virginia, Government expenditures, Military aspects, Government finance, Davis, Jo Ann S.

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Lawmaker urges killing, rebidding ASDS contract

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The US Navy needs to scrap the Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) program led by Northrop Grumman and rebid the contract affording a chance to General Dynamics Corp. unit, Electric Boat to bid for the same. The much troubled and delayed ASDS has suffered from both performance and design problems at a cost of US $700.

Letting of contracts, Competitive bidding

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Clark urges ships funding reforms, but defends shipbuilding cuts

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The Navy could buy 15 percent more ships for the same money if Congress reforms the current erratic way it finances ship construction programs according to Adm. Vern Clark, chief of naval operations. He also said that the navy could get more if Congress provided contractors with stable and predictable funding levels.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Shipbuilding, Clark, Vern

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