Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and other senior Pentagon leaders have sent Senate appropriators five separate letters detailing the damage that a first-ever, full-year continuing resolution would visit upon thousands of U.S. weapons programs, resulting in a possible 4.1% across-the-board budget cut. Congress is operating under a dual CR, which for the Defense Department runs through Feb. 2. Though lawmakers have said they want to avoid a full-year CR, many have voiced concern over the intraparty discord among House Republicans over...
