Whirlwind Budget Wrap-Up Slowed Down

By Amy Butler, Dan Dupont / June 13, 2001 at 5:00 AM
The Defense Department's plan to finalize its fiscal year 2002 budget request this week has hit a snag as debate over details continues, according to Pentagon sources. As first reported June 11 by InsideDefense.com , the Office of the Secretary of Defense recently informed the services and defense agencies that the FY-02 budget would be completed by the end of this week. A slew of signed program budget decisions -- the mechanisms used to adjust defense-spending plans -- were scheduled...

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