DoD seeks guidance from new administration on overseas contingency fund

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DoD seeks guidance from new administration on overseas contingency fund

The Defense Department has been trying to get a clear sense from the White House about what it wants and does not want in the overseas contingency operations (O...

Daisy Thornton@dthorntonWFED

January 31, 2017 12:31 pm

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Pentagon Solutions - Jan. 30, 2017

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The Defense Department has been trying to get a clear sense from the White House about what it wants and does not want in the overseas contingency operations (OCO) budget. But the last administration’s budget office left those decisions for the new administration. So now what? John Pendleton, director of defense capabilities at the Government Accountability office, shares more details.

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