Gordon Adams, a former top defense official at the Office of Management and Budget under President Bill Clinton administration and a current Stimson Center fellow, called the continuing resolution a massive bookkeeping headache for the Pentagon. Among other problems, it leaves the question of what Congress will do with the Pentagon’s recent supplemental request for Afghanistan and Iraq operations, and whether those needs will get funded.

 

“Is this good for the Pentagon? No,” Adams said. “If it’s extended, the Pentagon will seek some special language for things it must do.” 

 

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