working-capital fund
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Gains and losses are absorbed by the DLA in a revolving account known as a working-capital fund.
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The memo said the unplanned increase was necessary “to ensure the continued solvency” of the Pentagon’s working-capital fund for fuel.
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In 2016, fuel prices on the open market plummeted even more, enabling the Pentagon to build an even bigger surplus in the working-capital fund.
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In 2015, as petroleum prices on the open market were plunging, the working-capital fund amassed an even bigger surplus.
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All told, the Pentagon has withdrawn a total of $5.9 billion from the working-capital fund since 2011, according to figures provided by the Defense Department.
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