seattle u.s. defense secretary ash carter thursday urge congress stick bipartisan budget agreement lock spend level fiscal 2016 2017 warn reopen deal would lead inefficiencies could raise concern overseas carter tell military leaders industry event host microsoft corp department defense need great stability plan spend level prepare complex challenge face around world get come together washington break gridlock important function fund federal government carter say go every fiscal year chaos continue resolutions money waster ... cause us manage inefficiently carter say worry congress could undermine two-year budget agreement set fund level fiscal year one begin oct. really hope bipartisan budget agreement stick carter say note even difficult maintain deal presidential election year u.s. defense officials worry republican move add fund pentagon fiscal 2017 budget plan could jeopardize budget deal carter say turbulence cause recent budget battle helpful manage pentagon give ally potential enemies false impression u.s. military disarray actually invest well overall u.s. defense chief urge congress stick bipartisan budget deal