Draft Navy Wish List Shows Unfunded Items of Just $857 Million

By Rebekah Gordon / May 19, 2009 at 5:00 AM
The Navy's wish list to Congress for programs left unfunded in the fiscal year 2010 budget request could total just $857 million, a dramatic drop from last year, according to a pre-decisional draft document obtained by InsideDefense.com . A solitary PowerPoint slide, preceded by a memorandum dated May 7 and addressed to the defense secretary from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, lists just three unfunded programs, all focused on maintenance. The priciest item on the wish list is...

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