Army to slow repairs as Congress weighs funds

Source: Reuters
By Kristin Roberts
Mon Apr 16, 9:44 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army will defer spending and
slow repair work on any equipment not needed for operations in Iraq
and Afghanistan due to Congress' failure to approve $100 billion in
extra war funding, the largest branch of the armed forces said on
Monday.

The Pentagon also will ask Congress to allow the Defense Department
to use $1.6 billion in funds meant for the Navy and Air Force to pay
the Army's operating expenses, the Army said.

If funds are not approved by May, further spending restrictions will
be made. That, the Army warned, could hurt its ability to take on a
new fight.

"The Army estimates that even with these spending restrictions and
a temporary reprogramming of $1.6 billion, funds are sufficient to
keep operations running only until the end of June," the Army said
in a prepared statement Monday.

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