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Army Faces “Tremendous Amount Of Risk” With Potential Smaller Budget, Acting Secretary Says

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, April 27th, 2021

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Army Faces “Tremendous Amount Of Risk” With Potential Smaller Budget, Acting Secretary Says

Acting Army Secretary John E. Whitley briefs the media, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 25, 2021. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

The Army faces “a tremendous amount of risk” if a potential smaller budget is unable to sustain recent readiness gains and support major modernization developments, the service’s acting secretary said Tuesday. John Whitley, who also serves as the Army’s comptroller, said that tight margins associated with a declining budget environment would require the service to bring down operational tempo to continue funding other priority areas. “The Army cannot sustain that level of commitment and operating tempo and readiness for such…

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