The continuing resolution is hamstringing the Navy's efforts to deter China and prepare for a potential conflict with the pacing threat, according to senior service officials. The chief of naval operations and Navy secretary both cited the CR as a significant impediment to fleet readiness at separate events last week and warned that extending the CR could jeopardize the Navy’s fighting capability in a conflict with China. “The first challenge is the CR. Those delays are inefficient, they don’t make...
