Pentagon comptroller nominee supports existing OCO policy

By Tony Bertuca / May 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM
The nominee to become the Pentagon's next comptroller concedes that use of the Overseas Contingency Operations account has become "complicated," but told lawmakers this week he believes any shortcomings cannot be addressed until Congress repeals the spending caps mandated by the 2011 Bipartisan Budget Act. David Norquist, a partner at accounting firm Kearney and Co., told the Senate Armed Services Committee in written responses to advance policy questions the OCO account was intended to provide budget transparency and an appropriate...

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