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February 14, 2017 By AMK

Pentagon allocates billions amid uncertainty about Trump budget

Despite inaction by Congress on appropriations as it awaits guidance from President Donald Trump on his priorities, the Pentagon’s Defense Logistics Agency continues to award billions of dollars in government contracts.

The Trump administration may forgo submitting a bare-bones budget outline to Congress this month, postponing the fiscal blueprint until as late as May, Bloomberg Government reported. For fiscal 2017 appropriations, Congress is still awaiting a pending supplemental request that may include more money for the military as well as possible funding for a border wall with Mexico.

The DLA, which provides goods and services necessary for day-to-day U.S. military operations, can’t wait. It awarded eight major contracts worth as much as $13.4 billion over the last three months, BGOV data show.

Keep reading this article at: https://about.bgov.com/blog/pentagon-allocates-billions-amid-uncertainty-trump-budget/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: budget, DLA, DoD, Pentagon, spending

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