Lawmakers defer chunk of DOD's $1B budget transfer request

By Tony Bertuca / August 23, 2019 at 11:22 AM
The Defense Department in mid-July requested authority from Congress to shift nearly $1 billion to address "unforeseen military requirements," but lawmakers approved a transfer of only $670 million, according to a new Pentagon budgetary reprogramming document . The House and Senate Appropriations committees joined the House Armed Services Committee in deferring a $125 million request to boost Air Force Overseas Contingency Operations support for U.S. Central Command. The request would have included "beddown support for additional aircraft" as well as...

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