Army hopes that better business practices can fund greater force readiness

By Courtney McBride / March 17, 2016 at 11:03 AM
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- The Army is focused on maintaining and building readiness, and will seek to increase efficiency to help fund this effort, according to the service’s acting secretary. Patrick Murphy told an audience here at the Association of the United States Army's Global Force Symposium on March 17 that he is partnering with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to "make sure we are crystal clear" to Congress and other stakeholders that "readiness is our number one priority."...

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