Is it legal to use R&D money to pay troops during shutdown? | NYGazet

“A calculation could have been made that no one's going to dare object to paying the troops, whether it's kosher or not,” a former defense official said.

The Defense Department will use unobligated funds from its research and development account to pay troops as the government shutdown continues, but it remains unclear what legal authority allows the move — raising questions about whether it could vio... [7796 chars]