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Pentagon headed for another stopgap budget in December

By Travis J. Tritten
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Pentagon headed for another stopgap budget in December

The Pentagon is likely to be dealt another budget heartbreak in December.

Military leaders have made it crystal clear for months that they want Congress to lift a Budget Control Act spending cap for defense and pass a 2018 budget that allows the services to start new programs, buy spare parts and contract for fighter jets and other hardware.

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