Budget plan boosts defense and security amid cuts to other programs
Republicans move a 2003 budget of 2.12 trillion toward House approval, boosting defense and domestic security while trimming transportation and environmental funding, promising surpluses after 2004 amid dispute over tax cuts and Social Security surpluses. House GOP chair Jim Nussle leads the plan, with Democrats criticizing numbers and long-term costs.
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Pentagon faces surge in government card defaults
More than 700 military officers defaulted on government credit cards and a Navy employee charged personally has been promoted to oversee Army finances. Grassley cited GAO findings showing weak discipline and rising bad debts, while Defense procurement director Deidre A. Lee defended tightened controls and training efforts.
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