He estimated the gap between the militaryâs budget and its long-term requirements based on the Pentagonâs 2012 guidance to be between $200 billion to $300 billion, Charles Clark reports.
Harrison told reporters at a breakfast meeting that the Pentagon must propose “budgets that are fully resourced and show us the gap, or it should adjust the strategy to fit the budget, despite the threat environment,” according to the report.
He said Congress is unlikely to approve President Barack Obama’s $560 billion base budget proposal for the fiscal year 2015, the report says.
âCongress should raise the caps or at least allow the department some flexibility,â he told reporters.
Harrison also said procurement is facing the most risk of all the defense budget components, Clark reports.