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Senate Appropriators Call For More Transparency Into Army’s ‘Night Court’ Process

Senate Appropriators Call For More Transparency Into Army’s ‘Night Court’ Process
Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy, center left, and Gen. James C. McConville, the Army’s chief of staff, center right, discuss emerging technology while inside the Mission Enabling Technologies – Demonstrator. (U.S. Army photo by Sean Kimmons, Defense Media Activity)

Senate appropriators are asking Army senior leadership to be more transparent with its “night court” budget review process, specifically its planned goal to realign an additional $10 billion towards modernization priorities. The bill report for the Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY20 defense spending bill calls for the Army to provide a report alongside its next budget request detailing all planned program cuts, as lawmakers express concern that a lack of communication on shifting dollars may lead to inefficient funding cycles. “Continued,…

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