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CAGW Advises Congress Not to Ground Presidential Chopper

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), the nation’s premier taxpayer watchdog organization, today expressed support for the continuation of the VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Program. President Obama included the program on the list of program terminations and reductions to the fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget, which he released on May 7, 2009 in a bid to whittle $17 billion out of his overall $3.6 trillion budget. The President had stated in February, 2009 that the helicopter he currently uses “seems perfectly adequate” and added, “I think it is an example of the procurement process gone amok. And we’re going to have to fix it.”

But even in his recommendation to terminate the program, Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged that a new fleet of presidential helicopters is necessary due to the advanced age and technological limitations of the current fleet. In a post-9/11 world, there is broad consensus that the President should not be flying Vietnam-era technology.

“CAGW applauds the President’s desire to cut wasteful spending, but taxpayers are between a rock and a hard place on the helicopter issue,” said CAGW President Tom Schatz. “One of the most common axioms of aviation is that every takeoff is optional, but every landing is mandatory. The same could be said now about the $13 billion program to fund the new fleet of presidential helicopters.”

It has become increasingly clear that it won’t be as cost effective as it may have appeared to terminate the VH-71 program. More than $3 billion has already been invested in the program to cover the R&D and production costs of the first phase. Navy officials estimate that program termination and liability costs will be $555 million. Factoring in costs already incurred and shut-down fees, terminating the program now would leave taxpayers with nothing to show for nearly $4 billion – even though nine new aircraft have been produced that meet performance requirements. “This program is also another example of the rampant lack of realistic budgeting and absence of fiscal discipline in the Pentagon’s procurement process,” said Schatz.

More alarming, according to a recent memo prepared by House Armed Services Committee staff, the Navy has told Congress it will require billions of dollars to extend the life of the current fleet of presidential helicopters, which are already 35 years old, in order to keep them in operation for another decade until a new program can be devised. “In light of these facts,” said Schatz, “starting a do-over program from scratch would be even more costly than completing the current program – leaving the taxpayer to foot the bill twice rather than maximizing the current investment. Given the urgent security needs of the President and the massive amount of money that would be wasted should the Pentagon and the White House terminate the program at this late stage, the prudent course would be to move forward, take possession of the helicopters we have paid for, and find a responsible solution both for the taxpayer and the Office of the President.”

Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.

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  • Government of Canada Names General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada as Prime Contractor for LAV III Upgrade Program
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  • General Dynamics Awarded $22 Million by U.S. Navy for Repair Work on USS Hartford
  • Military Base Realignments and Closures: DOD Needs to Update Savings Estimates and Continue to Address Challenges in Consolidating Supply-Related Functions at Depot Maintenance Locations. GAO-09-703, July 9
  • House Armed Services Committee: schedule for the week of July 13 –17, 2009
  • GAO Report: Overseas Contingency Operations: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense. GAO-09-791R
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  • Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates Capabilities of LITENING Targeting System on U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F
  • Raytheon’s GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II Completes Risk Reduction
  • Hawker Beechcraft, Lockheed Martin Team to Compete for U.S. Air Force Light Attack and Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft
  • Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy Sets World Aviation Records
  • Northrop Grumman Advanced Composite Mate Joint Passes Stringent Tests for NASA’s Composite Crew Module Demonstration Program
  • Lockheed Martin Team Passes Critical Design Review for Solar Ultraviolet Imager for GOES-R Satellite Series
  • UK Awards Javelin Joint Venture $176 Million for Javelin Missile Rounds
  • Contracts for March 12, 2010
  • Lawsuit Successfully Defends Contract Against Inroads of In-Sourcing
  • Two Helicopter Programs Start Over
  • EADS-NA Says Not Comfortable Priming KC-X Contract
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  • Contracts for March 11, 2010
  • Northrop Grumman Names Paul Russell to Lead Space Navigation Business Area
  • Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Army Europe Linguist Contract
  • Aegis Weapon System Tested During International Multiple Ship Demonstration
  • Raytheon, Motion Reality Ink Agreement For Virtual Applications
  • Lockheed Martin Awarded Arizona Support Center Contract for M-TADS/PNVS
  • Lockheed Martin and Aegisound Honored With Defense Department’s Nunn-Perry Award
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  • STOVL Jet Prepares for Vertical Landing
  • DOD CONTRACTS for March 11, 2010
  • US Navy: Flag Officer Announcement
  • US Army: General Officer Announcement
  • Today in the Department of Defense, Friday, March 12, 2010
  • US Navy Flag Officer Assignments
  • Still Some Support For Northrop
  • Contracts for March 10, 2010
  • Raytheon Announces Executive Appointments
  • House Armed Services Committee: Skelton Statement on Earmark Changes
  • Today in the Department of Defense, Thursday, March 11, 2010
  • Today in the Department of Defense, Wednesday, March 10, 2010
  • Press Release — Statement on US Refueling Tanker Program Announcement
  • DOD CONTRACTS for March 9, 2010
  • US Navy Flag Officer Announcement

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