Pentagon comptroller talks OCO spending in wake of Paris attacks

By Tony Bertuca / November 19, 2015 at 12:59 PM
Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord, speaking Thursday about the potential impact of the Paris attacks on Pentagon budgets, pointed out that DOD's wartime spending accounts remain flexible and available to address global events, as a recent congressional deal has shown. "As we've seen tragically in Paris, the enemy has a vote," he said at a Professional Services Council conference in Falls Church, VA. "I'm not saying that what happened in Paris is going to directly lead to a budget increase...

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