The Pentagon is asking Congress to shift $617 million in a reprogramming request that ostensibly would fund higher-priority military intelligence needs, but also includes money for efforts like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and Ground Based Midcourse Defense programs. On May 17, Pentagon comptroller Robert Hale signed the seven-page reprogramming request -- which requires the consent of all four congressional defense committees -- to give four military intelligence program (MIP) accounts a $382.6 million boost. The balance, $234.6 million, would...