Air Force, Navy Decry Year-Long CR: $18.7B Would Be Lost
"I suppose it is possible it could happen," CSIS's Todd Harrison says of a one-year CR for DoD, "but it never has happened and it is unlikely it ever will."
By Theresa Hitchens on November 06, 2019 at 3:35 PM
WASHINGTON: Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein today presented a dire picture of the effects of an extended Continuing Resolution on Air Force programs in fiscal 2020. Goldfein’s litany of woe has been echoed by Navy leadership, who also are making their concerns known to Congress.
A year-long CR, Goldfein told the Air Force Association this morning, would result in a whopping $11.8 billion in lost buying power in 2020, and block all 88 new start programs now planned including development of the Joint Air-to-Ground Munition.
Colleague Mallory Shelbourne reported today that a Navy fact sheet says a one-year CR would result in a $5.9 billion deficit for the Navy’s shipbuilding account and a $1 billion deficit for its aircraft procurement account.
https://breakingdefense.com/2019/11/air-force-navy-decry-year-long-cr-18-7b-would-be-lost/
