Defense Secretary Ash Carter is warning Congress against "ripple effects" that would be caused by inserting additional acquisition programs into the Pentagon's fiscal year 2017 budget, despite the fact the military services recently identified $22.6 billion in "unfunded priorities," according to a memo obtained by Inside Defense . "Any extra program inserted into our budget submission will come at the expense of other programs we deemed more important to the effectiveness of the whole joint force, with ripple effects across...
