Army Official: Service Won't See 'A Lot Of Growth' In FY-12

By Tony Bertuca / March 18, 2010 at 5:00 AM
A top Army budget official said today he expects the service's fiscal year 2012 budget to remain steady, but said the economy will likely prevent significant increases in its size. "My guess would be that given all the challenges the nation faces that we wouldn't expect a lot of growth," Lt. Gen. Edgar Stanton, the military deputy for budget, said at an Association of the U.S. Army breakfast in Arlington, VA, this morning. "On the other hand," he continued, "with...

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