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Carter: Big Defense Program Cuts Already Made

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Thursday, February 18th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The military's top weapons buyer said yesterday that he does not anticipate additional sizable cuts to defense programs like those the Pentagon and Congress made last year. "I think it's fair to say that the poorest performers were identified in (fiscal year) '10," Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Ashton Carter said, referring the wide-range of weapon system curtailments and cancellations made last year for the current fiscal year's defense budget. Speaking at a…

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