Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno spoke in frank terms this morning about the fiscal pressures impacting his service's future modernization plans, making it clear that any large development programs would have to wait, possibly for another decade. "The Army has to pay a $79 billion bill over the next five years -- it's that simple," he said, referring to the automatic budget cuts triggered by sequestration. "Our modernization strategy is going to be a bit delayed. What I...
