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Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Call On Austin To ‘Curtail’ DoD’s Use Of Unfunded Priorities Lists

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Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Call On Austin To ‘Curtail’ DoD’s Use Of Unfunded Priorities Lists
Sen. Elizabeth Warren questions U.S. Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 18, 2017. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)

A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers is asking Pentagon leadership to “curtail” the department’s use of “unfunded priorities” lists, which seeks additional funds beyond what is included in budget requests submitted to Congress.  The lawmakers, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin seeking his support to curb the practice, calling the lists “wasteful and inefficient tools that increase spending beyond DoD’s core priorities.” “We are increasingly concerned that budget gamesmanship is…

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