Lawmakers May Take 'More Stringent Actions' On LCS Based On GAO Report

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A draft Government Accountability Office report on the Littoral Combat Ship may cause House lawmakers to take "more stringent actions" on the program's funding before the House and the Senate go to conference on the fiscal year 2014 defense authorization bill, according to a leading House Republican. Appearing at a June 4 Defense Writers Group Breakfast, House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee Chairman Randy Forbes (R-VA) called the GAO report "very concerning" because of its intensity. On May 31, Bloomberg reported that the draft report said the Pentagon is buying LCS ships faster than it can test the ships' design and performance and the GAO recommended Congress slow the program's funding.