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SASC To ‘Very Seriously’ Consider DoD Budget Planning Reforms In Next NDAA, Reed Says

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 20th, 2024

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SASC To ‘Very Seriously’ Consider DoD Budget Planning Reforms In Next NDAA, Reed Says

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed (D-R.I.) kicks off the committee's nomination hearing on Jan. 13.

The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee has said he expects the panel to “very seriously” consider proposals to the next defense policy bill that would implement recommendations from the commission tasked with reforming the Pentagon’s budget planning process. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), who has led the call for updating the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process for several years, told reporters on Monday that SASC remains “on schedule” to mark up the fiscal year 2025 National Defense…

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