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Esper: Army Cut $25 Billion From Low-Tier Programs To Fund Modernization Priorities

Esper: Army Cut $25 Billion From Low-Tier Programs To Fund Modernization Priorities
Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper.

Army leadership reached its mark to find at least $25 billion in funding it will cut from lower-tier priorities and shift over to its six modernization priorities, according to Army Secretary Mark Esper, with officials already beginning the process of assessing potential reductions to training and sustainment budgets, according to Secretary Mark Esper. Esper said Friday the upcoming fiscal year 2020 budget, expected to be released in mid-March, will reflect a reduction in programs deemed “unnecessary upgrades” or “duplicative” with…

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