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Budget

Hagel: Acquisitions Must Be Scrutinized In Review

Julie Samuel

Thursday, April 4th, 2013

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel declared yesterday that the Pentagon cannot avoid making significant changes to its weapons purchasing as it revises its military strategy because of budget cuts. During his first major policy speech as the head of the Defense Department, Hagel said at the National Defense University (NDU) in Washington that Pentagon leaders “need to challenge all past assumptions, and we need to put everything on the table” during the ongoing Strategic Choices and Management Review. Hagel, a Vietnam…

Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]

Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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Congress

Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives

Senate and House Appropriators told Pentagon leadership on Tuesday they’re skeptical of the department’s plan to fund $350 billion of the fiscal year 2027 defense budget through the reconciliation process, […]