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Congress

Lynn: Big Political Fights Coming Over DoD Cuts

Julie Samuel

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

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The outgoing deputy defense secretary predicted yesterday Congress will strongly resist some of the proposed budget reductions the Pentagon will unveil early next year, adding cybersecurity and long-range strike will not be among the cuts. William Lynn, whom Ashton Carter is replacing, said the Defense Department’s ongoing strategic review, intended to identify cost savings, will be unveiled in its entirety to Congress in February 2012 along with the fiscal year 2013 budget proposal. Lynn, who worked his final day as the…

Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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