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Littoral Combat Ship
Related Resources (government documents and letters)
POGO Files
Littoral Combat Ship: Looking for Congressional Oversight
January 3, 2011
Related Resources
Navy's Proposed Dual Award Acquisition Strategy for the Littoral Combat Ship Program
Belva M. Martin, Acting Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
December 8, 2010
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke, Specialist in Naval Affairs, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report RL33741
November 29, 2010
Navy's Ability to Overcome Challenges Facing the Littoral Combat Ship Will Determine Eventual Capabilities
Report GAO-10-523, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
August 1, 2010
POGO in the News
Lawmakers Call for GAO to Review $37 Billion Navy Vessel Program , , The Maritime Executive, May 11, 2012
Corroding Littoral Combat Ship Faces Lawmakers’ Questions, Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg, May 10, 2012
What Price Freedom?: LCS-1 Leaves Dry Dock Amid Questions About Worthiness, Michael Fabey, Aviation Week, May 9, 2012
Admirals Fire Salvo in Public-Relations War Over Littoral Combat Ship, Sandra Erwin, National Defense Magazine, May 9, 2012
Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Program May Get New Scrutiny, David Lerman, Bloomberg Business Week, April 30, 2012
McCain, Levin call for GAO review of littoral combat ship, Jeremy Herb, DEFCON Hill; The Hill's Defense Blog, April 30, 2012
Facing Stern Scrutiny , Jeanette Steele, San Diego Union-Tribune, April 29, 2012
House Panel Backs Littoral Ship Funding, Criticizing Navy, Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg Business Week, April 27, 2012
House slams Navy on 'lack of transparency' on Littoral Combat Ship, Carlo Munoz, DEFCON Hill; The Hill's Defense Blog, April 26, 2012
HASC Demands Navy 'Fess Up On LCS Problems, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., AOL Defense, April 26, 2012
LCS Vigorously Defended by U.S. Navy, Christopher P. Cavas, Defense News, April 25, 2012
Watchdog group: Cancel half of Navy's littoral ship program, Jeanette Steele, San Diego Union-Tribune , April 24, 2012
Navy Defends LCS Amid New Reports of Failures, Philip Ewing, Military.com, April 23, 2012
