Congressional Research Service cites Pentagon comptroller's biggest CR concerns

By Tony Bertuca / September 21, 2016 at 3:22 PM
Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord provided the Congressional Research Service with a list of weapons programs slated to be impacted in the likely event that Congress passes a stopgap spending measure in lieu of a fiscal year 2017 defense appropriations bill, according to a recent CRS report . Meanwhile, the Senate voted Tuesday to begin debate on consideration of a continuing resolution, which, by law, bars the Defense Department from launching new programs and locks DOD into previous-year spending levels. In...

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