Amphibious Combat Vehicle dies by a 1000 cuts....Amos changes course again....

Thanks Lee for the link!

via Defense News (subscription required)

Senate authorizers want to slash about $52 million in fiscal year 2015 funding for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle funding "at the request of the Marine Corps," according to a report issued on Wednesday.
The Senate Armed Services Committee's report accompanying the FY-15 defense authorization bill recommends shifting $45 million from the Marines' ACV request to the Navy's shipbuilding account for the Landing Craft, Air Cushion service-life extension program, as well as $7 million in the research and development account for surface connector research and LCAC stern ramp testing.
House authorizers did not make the same recommendation in their mark of the FY-15 defense authorization bill, setting up a conference issue.

The issue with Marine Corps armor shows the total failure of leadership that has surrounded Amos' tenure as Commandant.

How many starts and stops have we had with the ACV program?