A quartet of Army officials thanked lawmakers for the two-year budget deal that established higher funding levels for defense in fiscal year 2018 and FY-19, but repeated the familiar call for long-term fiscal stability. Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, deputy chief of staff (G-3/5/7), told the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee at an April 19 hearing, "that type of certainty must continue well into the future so that we can effectively plan and align our resources to our top priorities." Noting...