A draft Pentagon "emergency" reprogramming budget request would shift approximately $9 billion among fiscal years 2012 and 2013 accounts to offset wartime spending shortfalls, raiding $4 billion from weapons modernization programs, according to a copy of the document obtained by InsideDefense.com . Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel last month advised lawmakers the Pentagon was preparing the request in an effort to mitigate projected deficits caused by sequester cuts and higher-than-expected wartime operating costs. "I certify that this reprogramming action is an...
