Where will US Army Futures Command go? Lawmakers are lobbying to host it.

Defense News: U.S. lawmakers from all over the country are lobbying the Army to locate its new Futures Command near them, eyeing a potential economic boon.

The Army aims to rearrange its modernization priorities under the command, which leaders have described as a small, hoodies-and-jeans alternative to a stuffy bureau on a military base. The idea is to take advantage of a city’s proximity to academia and business.

The latest: Army Secretary Mark Esper received two pitch letters, one from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and another from Maryland’s congressional delegation, led by Rep. Anthony Brown, a former lieutenant governor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

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