DoD Eyes Post-Election $6 Billion Boost For Operations

The Dept. of Defense will soon ask for billions of additional dollars for fiscal 2017 to cover operational costs, reports Bloomberg News.

The $6 billion sought would go for troop increases in Iraq, a slower troop drawdown in Afghanistan and intensified air operations, according to Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord.

The planned budget amendment will also respond to an urgent request from field commanders for additional systems to counter Islamic State unmanned aircraft, said...