A bill introduced in the Senate yesterday would relax an up-front payment rule for Army arsenals to make the facilities more competitive with private industry, according to its sponsors. Sens. Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) introduced the bill. Illinois is home to the Army's Rock Island Arsenal and New York is home to the Army's Watervliet Arsenal. Several years ago the Army shifted away from direct funding of arsenals and payment began flowing through the service's Working Capital...
