Pentagon transfers nearly $70M to fill ISR gaps

By Tony Bertuca / August 20, 2019 at 1:35 PM
The Pentagon is shifting nearly $70 million to buy additional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, according to an Aug. 13 budgetary reprogramming notice signed by acting Pentagon Comptroller Elaine McCusker. The reprograming is an internal action in support of military intelligence operations and does not meet the threshold traditionally required for congressional approval. Most of the funds will be shifted from a fiscal year 2019 defense-wide operations and maintenance account for "administration and service-wide activities" to the military departments' Overseas...

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