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Pentagon Details ‘Deep Concern’ With Stopgap Funding Measure’s Lack Of Ukraine Aid

Pentagon Details ‘Deep Concern’ With Stopgap Funding Measure’s Lack Of Ukraine Aid
Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

The Pentagon has “deep concern” over the lack of Ukraine aid in the stopgap funding measure passed to avert a government shutdown, the department’s comptroller has said, adding it may result in delaying or curtailing security assistance efforts. In a Sept. 29 letter to House Minority leadership, DoD Comptroller Michael McCord said the Pentagon is “already out of funding” for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) and only has $1.6 billion remaining out of the $25.9 billion Congress has previously…

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