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Army Chief: ‘Tough Choices’ Ahead With Budget As Service Moves To Field Tech Faster

Army Chief: ‘Tough Choices’ Ahead With Budget As Service Moves To Field Tech Faster
Army Gen. Randy George, the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army, addresses attendees at the 146th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference, Detroit, Michigan, Aug. 24, 2024. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zach Sheely)

The Army will face “tough choices” with its budget in the year ahead as it moves out on the “Transformation in Contact” (TiC) initiative to field new technology faster, the service’s top uniformed official said Wednesday. “Really, nothing is off the table. We’re looking at everything. I just had all the leaders together talking about that. We’re going to have to look at [if] the stuff that we’re buying is going to win the next war. We just can’t continue…

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