Army move to protect the GCV.

via DoD Buzz.

The Army already decided in January to extend the Technology Development phase of the GCV Infantry Fighting Vehicle program. Delays are a reality for many of the Pentagon’s major acquisition programs as a strategy to survive the planned budget cuts.Leaders will have more control over which programs will suffer at the beginning of the next fiscal year, Barclay said.“This year it is a straight nine-percent cut” across the service, Barclay said. “For 2014 and beyond, the Army has the ability to take that nine percent and decide where the cuts go.”

Absolutely well done!

The Army displayed a bit of forethought, a bit of planning and looks well situated to win no matter which way the budget winds blow.

I'm impressed.

Hopefully the Marine Corps did the same.