Multiyear Procurement Authority for the Virginia Class Submarine Program
GAO-03-895R
Published: Jun 23, 2003. Publicly Released: Jun 23, 2003.
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On May 29, 2003 GAO briefed the Subcommittee on Defense, House Committee on Appropriations' staff on the fiscal year 2004 budget request for the Virginia class submarine program. This letter summarizes the information we provided in that briefing on the advantages that multiyear procurement authority offers the Virginia class submarine program as well as the risks of actually realizing these advantages.
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