Army To 'Look Really Carefully' At Modernization Funds Facing Tight Budget Outlook, Wormuth Says

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New Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said Wednesday the service will have to “look really carefully” at the future funding for its full slate of more than 30 modernization programs as it makes potential program cuts facing a flat budget environment outlook. “We’re going to, I think, continue to have to make hard choices. And, as we look at our modernization program, which is ambitious and is really a sort of once-in-40 years approach, we are going to have to look really carefully at the [30-plus] programs as well as the enablers [supporting those programs],” Wormuth said during a Defense News Conference panel. “There are definitely, I think, going to be more tough choices ahead, but we’re also trying to find savings wherever we responsibly can and also trying to be innovative in how we’re managing the many demands on our budget.”