The Defense Department's fiscal year 2018 budget is accompanied by a "placeholder" forecast that assumes no real growth over five years, a blueprint the Pentagon expects to update with the FY-19 budget proposal next year to reflect the results of a Trump administration-led defense strategy review, according to a senior DOD official. "You will not see a growth in force structure, you will not see a growth in the shipbuilding plan, you will not see a robust modernization program in...
