DOD comptroller: National security ready to 'turn a corner,' notes $20B modernization boost in FY-22

By Tony Bertuca / March 9, 2022 at 12:26 PM
Pentagon Comptroller Michael McCord, who today discussed the recently released fiscal year 2022 defense appropriations deal and teased the upcoming FY-23 budget submission, said he believes U.S. national security is ready to "turn a corner," partly because of growing congressional consensus driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. “I think we have the possibility for greater focus, greater consensus, more robust funding, more stable funding, if we can seize this opportunity,” he said during a speech at a Washington conference hosted...

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