Feinberg’s closed-door meeting on the Hill

Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg last week met in a classified setting with the House Armed Services Committee after the rest of the lower chamber left Washington early, not to return until after the midterm elections. In this episode of the Congressional Roundup, Breaking Defense’s Valerie Insinna lays out what’s at stake for Feinberg and Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst as they plan for the department’s funding future with the potentially disruptive midterms just around the corner.

上周，国防部副部长史蒂夫·范伯格在众议院军事委员会秘密会晤后，与该委员会成员进行了会面。此前，众议院其他议员已提前离开华盛顿，预计中期选举结束后才会返回。在本期《国会综述》节目中，《防务新闻》的瓦莱丽·因西纳将分析范伯格和五角大楼审计长杰伊·赫斯特在为国防部未来拨款做准备时所面临的挑战，因为中期选举可能带来诸多干扰。