Marine Corps will reprogram funds if Congress does not supply money for innovation

By Lee Hudson / May 10, 2017 at 10:28 AM
The Marine Corps will reprogram funds to innovate and get new technologies to the fleet quickly so it can maintain an edge on the enemy, according to a senior official. Assistant Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Glenn Walters told Inside the Navy April 5 after an awards dinner in Arlington, VA, he will support reprogramming funds if Congress does not supply money for rapid prototyping. "Congress is being a little more generous of what we can do with unmarked money,"...

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