Air Force locks on to readiness in defense budget

From: The Officer | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Pulling back from the depths of downsizing, the proposed Air Force budget for fiscal year 2000 moves out on a decided up tick to boost readiness and retention. In proposals released 1 February, the service gains $2.5 billion in FY00 and about $20 billion more across the Future Years Defense Program, which, an Air Force official said, "enables us to focus on the most urgent readiness issues."

The overall Department of Defense budget request is $267.2 billion, which includes an added $12.6 billion for retention and readiness. Altogether, defense officials say these provisions constitute the ...

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