Military chiefs are expected to tell Congress this week that unless new funding is approved for the remainder of fiscal 2017, the armed services would have to cancel vital programs from grounding large portions of their aircraft squadrons to calling off military training exercises, says CQ Roll Call’s defense reporter John M. Donnelly, who obtained a copy of communiques that outline the Pentagon’s worries. Continuing to fund the remainder of fiscal 2017 at last year’s level would be a first for the U.S. military, says Donnelly.

Ep. 11: Military Brass Balks at Another Stopgap Funding Measure

Show Notes:

• Armed Forces Say Yearlong CR Spells Danger

• Defense Supplemental Request Overstated By $5.2 Billion

  That time @CNN & @politico report they “obtained” documents days after I published them & broke the story https://t.co/QYADzY4WTH @CQnow

  — John M. Donnelly (@johnmdonnelly) April 3, 2017

  Experts take armed services’ warnings on #defense budget with big bucket of salt. @CQnow with @CQMeganScully pic.twitter.com/7IFzoCCLek

  — John M. Donnelly (@johnmdonnelly) April 5, 2017

  ICYMI: Armed Forces Say Yearlong CR Spells Danger https://t.co/lAm8B60DwM via @rollcall @johnmdonnelly pic.twitter.com/CQLPwMo7ro

  — CQ Now (@CQnow) April 4, 2017