Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he will be present options to the White House for dealing with budget cuts, as informed by the recent--yet still unreleased--Strategic Choices and Management Review. Hagel, addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) National Convention in Louisville on Monday, said officials will have to “fundamentally reshape defense institutions that were designed for different strategic and budgetary realities and times.” He announced four “principles” that will guide the realignment: prioritizing the Pentagon’s missions and capabilities around…
