In a policy statement on the Defense Department budget measure, the Office of Management and Budget said the administration opposes any provision that “significantly limits DoD’s flexibility on competitive sourcing, such as by mandating that the department’s employees compete for a certain percentage of work currently performed by contractors . . . If the final version of the bill contains such a provision, the President’s senior advisors will recommend that he veto the bill.” The statement also threatened a veto if the final measure contains provisions “to weaken, delay or repeal the base realignment and closure authority.”