Army Bracing for Worst-Case Supplemental Scenario, 'Severe' Restrictions

By Jason Sherman / April 20, 2007 at 5:00 AM
Army budget officials are crafting plans for additional rounds of "severe" spending restrictions to be executed if the fiscal year 2007 emergency supplemental spending bill is delayed into the summer, according to an internal service document obtained by InsideDefense.com. Nelson Ford, assistant secretary of the Army for financial management and comptroller, sent a message to commanders earlier this month laying out a wide range of options for dealing with the looming budget crunch. In it he directed the service to...

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