Army Expects $4.7 Billion In Savings From Axed Programs

By Stephanie Bergman, Tony Bertuca, Jen Judson / February 14, 2012 at 12:09 AM
The Pentagon today rolled out a defense budget request for fiscal year 2013 that includes $185 billion for the Army, announcing program terminations expected to be worth $4.7 billion over the next five years. Largely in line with the Obama administration's talk of fewer U.S. ground forces and a congressional mandate to shave $259 billion from the defense budget over five years, the Army's FY-13 request -- $135 billion in the base budget and $50 billion in overseas contingency operations...

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