DOD's FY-19 budget proposal will rest on a key missing figure: An enacted FY-18 amount

By Jason Sherman / February 6, 2018 at 2:23 PM
(Editors Note: This story was updated on Feb. 7 to reflect the two-year budget deal announced by Senate leaders.) The Pentagon's fiscal year 2019 budget request, set to be sent to Congress next week, will be missing a key figure -- the Defense Department's actual prior-year allocation, a figure that not only provides context for the new proposal but also provides a foundation for the military's latest fiscal plan and accompanying four-year projection. The omission is no fault of...

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