Operating under a series of stopgap spending measures year after year poses risks to the defense industrial base and to the military’s ability to meet its mission, Michael J. McCord, undersecretary of defense, comptroller and chief financial officer, said.
While anticipating future requirements remains essential, the ability to prepare for rapidly emerging threats is critical, William A. LaPlante, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said.
A congressionally chartered commission has recommended changes to bring DOD’s planning, programming, budgeting and execution process into the 21st century.
The situation in Gaza has created the conditions for malign actors to sow instability throughout the region and beyond, Army Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command, said.
