DOD to give Congress list of deferred MILCON projects

By Tony Bertuca / February 27, 2019 at 3:53 PM
Pentagon officials told lawmakers today they will soon provide Congress with a state-by-state list of military construction projects slated to be deferred so $3.6 billion can be tapped to build a wall on the southern border. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment Robert McMahon told House appropriators no MILCON projects would be "canceled" because of President Trump's national emergency declaration moving the money, but acknowledged that Congress would have to re-appropriate the funds in fiscal year 2020 for the projects...

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