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Pentagon To Implement Fourth Estate Program Cuts On A Rolling Basis

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, September 9th, 2019

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Pentagon To Implement Fourth Estate Program Cuts On A Rolling Basis

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

The Pentagon will implement program cuts to find cost savings with its “Fourth Estate” agencies on a rolling basis in a new cost savings effort the defense secretary wants to implement across the department, according to the DoD spokesman. Jonathan Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, told reporters Monday Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has already completed an initial review with plans to make decisions continuously rather than wait until the end of a fiscal year…

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