By Emelie Rutherford As promised, the Pentagon asked lawmakers for permission on Tuesday to internally reprogram $9.66 billion to cover Army personnel and operational costs as it waits for Congress to pass a delayed war-supplemental funding bill. "This emergency action was necessary to extend Army and defense-wide operations in the absence of requested supplemental appropriations funds," the Pentagon said in a statement yesterday. The May 27 reprogramming request seeks congressional approval to transfer $5.7 billion from Navy and Air Force…
Without War Supplemental, Pentagon Asks Congress To Reprogram Funds
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