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Modernization of Systems, Infrastructure a Top Priority For HASC Strategic Forces

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, November 15th, 2013

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House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said he can already see sequestration cuts erode efforts to modernize weapons and facilities, which is consequently hurting the morale of the workforce, leaving the military’s infrastructure and personnel worn down. “The one issue that will have almost all of my focus from now until the end of this Congress is modernization,” Rogers said in a Nov. 6 interview. “We have done a woeful job for many years now, but…

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