Top Defense Department and military officials told lawmakers last week that opting to avoid sequestration caps by bolstering overseas contingency operations funding could increase the amount of budget uncertainty felt by the combatant commands and defense agencies. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict Michael Lumpkin said because OCO is a one-year injection of money, it cannot be relied upon for future planning. "It's not something I can sit here and plan on, so it actually increases my fiscal...
