
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Wednesday vowed to recommend a veto of both the House and Senate versions of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bills if either form reaches the president’s desk.In a 23-page letter to House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), Carter said his top concern is the House bill redirecting $18 billion of Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) spending toward base budget programs that the Defense Department did not request, cutting off funding for wartime…