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Pentagon Adjusts FY ‘22 Budget Reviews To Allow More Personnel To Work From Home During Pandemic

Pentagon Adjusts FY ‘22 Budget Reviews To Allow More Personnel To Work From Home During Pandemic
Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist provides testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to be deputy secretary of defense, Washington, D.C, July 24, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

The Pentagon has adjusted its upcoming budget review process to allow personnel to more easily work from home during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, requiring services to only submit details on major program adjustments by the June 1 deadline. Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist told reporters Thursday the move is a shift away from having fully detailed FY ’22 budget requests due at the originally scheduled date, which would require classified data to complete and force more employees to have to work…

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