FUDS CLEANUP IN FY07 COULD MISS TRADITIONAL FUNDING INCREASE

Congress' decision to fund the federal government for now through a continuing resolution may eliminate the traditional funding increase for the cleanup program governing formerly used defense sites (FUDS), which has already has been widely criticized for its long backlog of sites in need of cleanup, according to a military source. The military has come to rely on Congress to boost the FUDS budget request every year because of concerns over the significant backlog, but such a boost may be...