The Congressional Research Service is raising concerns over the Defense Department funding the European Deterrence Initiative in the Overseas Contingency Operations account. CRS, in an Aug. 8 report originally obtained by Secrecy News , notes that continuing to fund EDI this way could "complicate" the initiative's long-term plans, as OCO budgets are crafted one year at a time, independent from the future years defense program. "Without predictable funding, EDI partner countries who benefit from the program may be unwilling to...
