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Army Leaders Welcome Hill Support For Modernization Plans, Despite Heightened Oversight

Thursday, November 16th, 2017

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Army Leaders Welcome Hill Support For Modernization Plans, Despite Heightened Oversight

Gen. Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill)

Much of the Army’s modernization wish list is funded under the final defense authorization bill passed Nov. 15, but the service can’t spend the money until it convinces Congress the programs are on track.Senior service officials see the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act as a tacit approval of the Army’s near-term modernization strategy, especially regarding lethality upgrades for armored brigades. Acting Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy said the compromise bill indicated that lawmakers “embrace wholeheartedly” the service’s current modernization…

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