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 ‘A Lot of Risk’ in Army’s Proposed 2022 Budget, Service Leaders Say

As details remain under wraps, lawmakers fret about possible cuts.
By Caitlin M. Kenney
Staff Reporter
May 5, 2021
 

There is one thing that Congressional representatives and the Army’s top leaders seem to agree on: the service’s upcoming budget request is not going to be what anyone wants.

“I think there is a lot of risk in the budget,” John Whitley, the acting Army Secretary, said Wednesday during a hearing before the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.

Little is publicly known about the Biden administration’s 2022 defense spending request, except that it will be submitted to Congress far later than usual, and that its $715 billion top line is a slight increase from this year’s $705 billion. In March, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville hinted that the spending plan would force him to choose between better weapons and more soldiers.

https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2021/05/lot-risk-armys-proposed-2022-budget-service-leaders-say/173846/