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Budget

Pentagon Contractor Jobs Will Be Hardest Hit, Hagel Says

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, December 5th, 2013

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Detailing his plans to lower costs by 20 percent at senior levels of the Pentagon by the end of the decade, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday he expects that contractor positions will face the largest cut. Hagel addressed reporters on the implementation of plans announced last summer to reduce costs in the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) by 2019. The reforms include eliminating or combining positions at the levels of assistant secretary of defense or deputy assistance secretary…

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