Pentagon Request Makes Cuts, Cites New Investments
By Amy Butler abutler@aviationweek.com, Michael Bruno michael_bruno@aviationweek.com
WASHINGTON,
The Pentagon is requesting $671 billion in spending for Fiscal 2012, including $553 billion in the base budget and almost $118 billion for war operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The administration’s plans seek savings in part from cost-cutting measures such as consolidation of several Air Force operation centers and reduced Army construction ...
