To cut a long story short, no it doesnt.
This is a classic bit of spin, as if you look at the areas covered under that heading, its all the test and evaluation and other categories too. Essentially its the 'everything but capital cost of the kit itself' bit of the budget which covers a very diverse set of issues, and isnt just about management accountants.
So yes, its a typical august silly season story made up by someone who saw accounts in the title, didnt understand what the totality of the area was and came up with a totally misleading conclusion.