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DoD Pick Panetta Before SASC As Questions Swirl On Weapons Views

Julie Samuel

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

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Defense watchers will seek insight during Leon Panetta’s confirmation hearing today into how he would treat weapon systems and industry as defense secretary, though the Washington insider offers few details beyond pledging to continue current budget-cutting exercises in writing. Panetta, in advance-policy questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), wrote he would continue outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ “strategy-driven approach” to a comprehensive review of the Department of Defense (DoD), which is intended to help identify $400 billion in…

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