The Defense Department faces difficulties overseeing its expenditures for its Joint Exercise Program, under which combatant commands participate in joint training exercises, a problem that could make it hard for defense officials to defend their budget, the Government Accountability Office found in a new report. The Joint Exercise Program is the "principal means for combatant commanders to maintain trained and ready forces, exercise contingency and theater security cooperation plans, and conduct joint and multinational training," according to the Feb. 24...
