Defense committee Republicans want answers on DOD inflation math

By Tony Bertuca / March 29, 2022 at 1:04 PM
Senior Republicans on the House and Senate Armed Services committees want the Defense Department to provide more clarity on the inflation estimates it used to build its fiscal year 2023 defense budget request. Rep. Mike Rogers (AL) and Sen. Jim Inhofe (OK), the top Republicans on their respective armed services committees, have sent letters to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the military services asking they respond to 23 specific questions, many of which are related to inflation. The Biden administration...

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