The annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) endgame is upon us again. If left to linger, prospects for the successful passage of the defense authorization bill usually become dimmer and more problematic. Then somehow the House and Senate Armed Services Committees (HASC and SASC) are able to pull a rabbit out of a hat and get the bill over the goal line. This December could be different as the risks to the bill are mounting. A little bit of magic might be needed again.
The new fiscal year is approaching rapidly. Will Congress act in a timely fashion to give U.S. military the resources they desperately need to meet demand? The early signs were encouraging. In marking up their authorization bills, both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees added funds to President Trump’s 2018 defense budget request. But several obstacles stand in the way of Congress making good on its pledges.
During the Reagan Administration, the General Accounting Office, now named the Government Accountability Office (GAO), released a study on the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) process for reprogramming funds.REF
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