The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee indicated Monday that he would attempt to increase fiscal year 2017 defense funding should the Obama administration seek less spending than agreed upon for the Defense Department's overseas contingency operations account. During a meeting with reporters on Capitol Hill, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) said the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 included a "clear understanding" with respect to base funding levels for FY-17, noting that a certain amount of OCO funding would be...
