Acting Air Force Secretary Optimistic About CR Flexibility

By Courtney Albon / September 16, 2013 at 7:57 PM
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- While the prospect of a continuing resolution to start the new fiscal year will disrupt the Air Force's already complicated budget planning process, acting Air Force Secretary Eric Fanning told reporters today that he's fairly optimistic the service will get the flexibility it needs to avoid major setbacks to programs like the Joint Strike Fighter and the KC-46. Fanning, speaking to reporters during a conference in National Harbor, MD, said that entering fiscal year 2014 under...

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