Columbia subs, carrier maintenance, sailor pay all in trouble under full CR, Navy says
In a rare press conference, the Navy's budget director said a year long continuing resolution would not impact his service's involvement in a potential Russia-Ukraine conflict.
By Justin Katz on January 25, 2022 at 4:48 PM
Maintenance for America’s carriers are at risk under a full year continuing resolution, a top officer said today. (U.S. Navy/Lt. Juan David Guerra)
WASHINGTON: A full year continuing resolution would devastate the Navy’s payrolls, cut $500 million from its top acquisition priority, delay maintenance on several aircraft carriers and submarines as well as result in flying hour cuts across the board for service pilots.
Those were just a few of the statistics Rear Adm. John Gumbleton, the Navy officer primarily charged with managing the service’s annual budget requests, shared with reporters today during a telephone roundtable.
A continuing resolution effectively provides the Pentagon with the same budget it had in the previous year and is used to give lawmakers extra time to draft and pass the normal slate of government spending bills. That means military programs that have advanced to more expensive phases cannot access additional funding and new programs — also dubbed “new starts” — are unable to begin work.
https://breakingdefense.com/2022/01/columbia-subs-carrier-maintenance-sailor-pay-all-in-trouble-under-full-cr-navy-says/
