The White House Office of Management and Budget has issued key budget guidance to the Pentagon, advancing the Defense Department's efforts to finalize its fiscal year 2014 budget plans. Pentagon spokeswoman Lt. Col. Elizabeth Robbins told InsideDefense.com that OMB issued its passback guidance on Tuesday, moving DOD and other federal agencies one step closer to issuing an FY-14 budget request to Congress. "The passback is an important step towards finalization of the proposed FY-14 defense budget," Robbins said. "This...
