Blake: Year-Long CR Would Be 'Extremely Challenging' For Navy

By Dan Taylor / November 27, 2012 at 7:52 PM
The Navy is ill-equipped to handle a year-long continuing resolution -- especially if combined with sequestration, according to the service's chief of resources. The Navy should be able to deal with the six-month CR now in place without any major disruptions, but continuing gridlock in Congress could deal a major blow to the fleet, Vice Adm. Terry Blake, deputy chief of naval operations for the integration of capabilities and resources (N8), said at a Nov. 27 Surface Navy Association luncheon...

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