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McCord: DoD Not Expecting Budget Resolution From Congress in Lame Duck Session

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, October 28th, 2014

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McCord: DoD Not Expecting Budget Resolution From Congress in Lame Duck Session

Michael McCord, nominee to serve as the next Defense Department comptroller and chief financial officer

Defense Department Comptroller Michael McCord said he is not confident Congress will provide the department a budget when lawmakers return after next week’s election, but rather he’s hopeful that the debt ceiling debate in the spring will provide Congress an opportunity to discuss its fiscal priorities and how to achieve them. McCord, speaking at the TechAmerica Foundation Vision Forecast Conference, said that DoD is currently spending somewhere between what the president has recommended and what the Budget Control Act (BCA)…

Congress

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Congress

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Advanced / Transformational Technology

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Congress

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