Pentagon seeks $258M budget transfer to boost ISR

By Tony Bertuca / May 9, 2016 at 2:24 PM
The Defense Department seeks to reprogram $257.7 million to fill intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities gaps identified by combatant commanders in the Middle East and Africa. If approved by Congress, the funds would be transferred from defense-wide operations and maintenance accounts for "administration and service-wide activities," according to an internal reprogramming request signed April 18 by Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord. U.S. Central Command The request wants $88 million for U.S. Central Command to support the growth of MQ-1 Predator...

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