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Wormuth: Army’s Seen ‘Considerable Support’ From Congress On Funding Flexibility Push

Wormuth: Army’s Seen ‘Considerable Support’ From Congress On Funding Flexibility Push
The Honorable Christine Wormuth, United States Secretary of the Army, visits Fort Bragg, N.C., July 19, 2021. During her visit, the 82nd Airborne Division showcased various new technology the U.S. Army will utilize in the future, including the Infantry Squad Vehicle, the Variable Height Antenna, and the Integrated Visual Augmentation System. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Jacob Ward).

The Army has received “considerable support” from Congress on its push to consolidate budget line items to more flexibly move funding for specific capability areas, the service’s secretary said Monday. “I don’t want to get ahead of those conversations…but I think there’s an openness to it,” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told reporters at the Association of the United States Army’s conference in Washington, D.C. “I was sort of cautious about how much progress we would make in this area when…

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