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Pentagon

Esper: Realigning DoD Resources For NDS Priorities, More Night Courts

Wednesday, September 18th, 2019

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Esper: Realigning DoD Resources For NDS Priorities, More Night Courts

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Md. on Sept. 18, 2019. (Photo: DoD)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Wednesday said the Defense Department is realigning its resources and activities to support its highest priorities under the National Defense Strategy (NDS). Speaking at the Air Force Association’s 2019 Air, Space & Cyber Conference here, Esper said one way the “collective effort is underway to realign our resources and activities” is through a defense-wide review. This “is putting a microscope to our budget. Our current focus is on what’s known…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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