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Budget

Navy Officials Worry that Continuing Resolution Could Impede New Maintenance Plan

Valerie Insinna

Friday, September 11th, 2015

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Navy Officials Worry that Continuing Resolution Could Impede New Maintenance Plan

The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Weeks before fiscal year 2015 comes to a close, Navy officials warned lawmakers that passing a continuing resolution would make it more difficult to execute its new Optimized Fleet Response Plan meant to stabilize ship maintenance and deployment schedules.If Congress passes a continuing resolution, the Navy estimates that it would be left with anywhere from $3.6 billion to $16.5 billion less than the amount requested in the president’s fiscal 2016 budget, depending on the length of the continuing resolution and…

Congress

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Space

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