The Pentagon requested $585.2 billion in its fiscal year 2016 request--$25 billion more than it is receiving this year and $11 billion more in base budget spending than is allowed under law–in an effort to keep up with increasing global instability while maintaining technological superiority for decades to come.Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work told reporters at the Pentagon Monday that trying to balance capacity, capability and readiness at the president’s requested level “will remain a constant challenge” – but at…
