Defense News has four (here, here, here, and here) articles discussing the impacts of operating under the continuing resolution instead of getting a FY11 defense budget passed - the budget that was supposed to have been passed by October 1, 2010. It is the second quarter of fiscal year 11 and still no budget.
Bottom line, folks on Capital Hill need to get in gear and get last years budget done already - we are still fighting a war and nobody seems to care. There are serious repercussions if the Navy is unable to get a budget soon, starting with disruption to production lines. The 'no new starts' issue that comes with a CR is a big deal too, the inability to issue a contract for a Virginia class submarine last month can turn into huge delay costs if the budget doesn't pass.
Why the President isn't hammering the new Congress on this issue every day makes no sense to me. Why the Republicans in the House aren't hammering the Senate folks on this issue makes no sense to me. It is as if nobody wants to do the job of the folks who failed to do their job last year.
That hardly represents admirable leadership by anyone.
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