Congressional authorizers take steps to shield OIB from Army cuts

By Dominic Minadeo / July 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Members of the congressional armed services committees are using their defense policy bills to protect depots and arsenals threatened by the Army Transformation Initiative -- escalating tensions in the area where Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) predicted a clash between Capitol Hill and the Pentagon. The Senate Armed Services Committee, in its version of the fiscal year 2026 defense policy bill posted today , includes a section that would bar the defense secretary from making any moves...

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