House Armed Services Committee revising FY-18 topline to $621B

By Tony Bertuca / June 23, 2017 at 3:44 PM
(Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect additional information from a copy of the legislation obtained by Inside Defense.) The House Armed Services Committee will propose fiscal year 2018 legislation that authorizes $621 billion for the base defense budget and $75 billion in Overseas Contingency Operations funding, of which $10 billion would be used for base spending, according to a copy of the legislation obtained by Inside Defense . Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) said Thursday that,...

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