The head of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee expressed concern that the Pentagon's fiscal year 2017 defense budget is too small to address the global security challenges facing the United States. During a subcommittee hearing Thursday, Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) told Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford that he did not understand how the Obama administration could be content with the current budget request. The Pentagon is seeking $524 billion in...
