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Navy TAO(X) Oiler Shipbuilding Program : background and issues for Congress / Ronald O'Rourke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Rourke, Ronald, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Government purchasing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (17 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, 2014.
- Summary:
- The TAO(X) oiler shipbuilding program is a program to build a new class of fleet oilers for the Navy. The primary role of Navy fleet oilers is to transfer fuel to Navy surface ships that are operating at sea, so as to extend the operating endurance of these surface ships and their embarked aircraft. The Navy wants to procure the first TAO(X) in FY2016. One potential issue for Congress is how much funding, if any, to provide for the TAO(X) program in FY2015. Another potential issue for Congress concerns the acquisition strategy for the later ships in the TAO(X) program. Another potential issue for Congress concerns the proposal in the Navy's FY2015 budget submission to disestablish the National Defense Sealift Fund (NDSF), an account in the Department of Defense's budget that has been used in recent years for funding the construction of new DOD sealift ships and Navy auxiliary ships.
- Notes:
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