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Army Shifting $31.5 Billion In Budget To Fund ‘Vast Increases’ For Modernization Programs

Army Shifting $31.5 Billion In Budget To Fund ‘Vast Increases’ For Modernization Programs
Ryan McCarthy, the Acting Secretary of the Army, poses for his official portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 3, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Monica King)

Army leadership found $31.5 billion it will shift from low-tier priorities to fund “vast increases” for its modernization programs, surpassing its original mark by over $6 billion, a senior official said Tuesday. Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy told attendees at an Association of the United States Army event the Army’s upcoming fiscal year 2020 budget, scheduled to be released on March 12, will reflect a plan to fully fund the Army’s 31 programs across its six modernization programs over the next…

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