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Navy/USMC

Next FSA In 2019, But Interim Copy To Inform FY ’20 Budget

Thursday, September 6th, 2018

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Next FSA In 2019, But Interim Copy To Inform FY ’20 Budget

Vice Admiral William R. Merz, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems (OPNAV N9). (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy plans to complete the next Force Structure Assessment (FSA) in 2019, but it will first complete an interim report to help inform the next defense budgeting cycle, a top Navy official said today.The interim report will be pulled together “just to review of any indications of changes so we can inform the next budget,” Vice Adm. William Merz, deputy chief of naval operations for warfare systems (OPNAV N9), said at a panel at the Defense News Conference on…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

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