Marine Corps general: 'Normalization' of CR creates risk

By Mallory Shelbourne / November 22, 2019 at 1:42 PM
A Marine Corps general who serves as an adviser to the commandant expressed concern yesterday over the "normalization" of using stopgap continuing resolutions to fund the government. Speaking at a Navy League breakfast, Brig. Gen. Robert Fulford pointed to the service's use of waivers and its tendency to plan program milestones in accordance with the calendar year instead of the fiscal year due to the often delayed budget process. "I think there is genuine concern that we essentially have normalized...

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