Pentagon seeks to shift $4.3B to pay for increasing operation and personnel costs
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is planning to reroute roughly $4.3 billion from fiscal 2026 coffers in order to pay for “higher priority items,” including increased personnel and operational costs around the globe, the department told lawmakers in a new reprogramming notification. In a 47-page omnibus reprogramming request dated June 29, Michael Powers — the acting…