Major Navy Programs Likely Protected From Expected Tighter Pentagon Budgets
By: Ben Werner
September 20, 2018 11:00 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pentagon is banking on billions in savings through operational efficiencies to sustain and modernize the military but if the plan doesn’t work the Department of Defense may have to cut major weapons programs to make up the difference, a defense expert told reporters on Thursday.
Between Fiscal Year 2019 and 2023, the Pentagon expects to save roughly $46 billion by cutting waste in the department. But at a time when future budgets are expected to remain flat at best, relying on cutting fat doesn’t leave the Pentagon with many choices, Todd Harrison, the director of defense budget analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies said. The current defense budget doesn’t come close to accomplishing those savings, yet Harrison said future budget projections rely on those savings.
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