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April 24th, 2024

Inside the Ring

Obama threatens veto of defense funding shift; JCS pick disappoints pro-China camp; NSA recruiting cyberwarriors

President Obama will veto Republican-backed legislation if it allows the Pentagon to shift funds meant for conflicts to other defense spending, to circumvent sequestration limits, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told Congress on Wednesday. The topic of so-called overseas contingency operations (OCO, pronounced "oh-ko") money transfers was a main element of Mr. Carter's testimony before the Senate…

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