[CPEO-MEF] CLOSURE: "Pentagon proposes new round of base closures"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Pentagon proposes new round of base closures

By Kristina Wong
The Hill
February 2, 2015

The Pentagon's fiscal 2016 budget request released Monday calls for  
another round of military base closures to begin in 2017.

The proposal is expected to meet tough opposition in Congress, as  
lawmakers have rejected such calls for years over concerns facilities  
in their districts could be targeted.

But the Pentagon's comptroller said Monday he believed lawmakers  
would finally agree to a new Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)  
process.

"Do I think the Congress will ultimately agree to BRAC? I do,"  
Pentagon comptroller Michael McCord said during a press briefing Monday.

...

For the entire article, see
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/231485-pentagon-proposes-new-round- 
of-base-closures

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