Pentagon reform commission highlights challenges facing decades-old budget system

By Tony Bertuca / March 2, 2023 at 7:00 AM
A key congressional commission tasked with reforming the Pentagon's much-criticized budget planning and programming process today released a "status update" on its ongoing work to understand the challenges facing the 1960s-era system currently in place. Former Pentagon Comptroller Bob Hale, who serves as chairman of the Planning, Programming, Budget and Execution Reform Commission, said in an interview that the group is on track to release an interim report with initial findings and recommendations this August, followed by a final report...

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