The House GOP's proposal to pass a six-month stopgap continuing resolution would have "devastating" impacts on military readiness and modernization, including the Pentagon's new Replicator drone program, according to a new letter Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has sent to congressional leaders. The current deadline to avert a government shutdown is Sep. 30 but the House GOP’s CR proposal would extend federal funding through March 28. Austin, in his Sept. 7 letter , said the six-month CR, which locks defense funding...
