More on DoD Cuts (Updated)
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is scheduled to brief Congress tomorrow (Thursday) concerning his efforts to find $100 billion in savings over five years from overhead and unnecessary programs. A press conference following his briefing is anticipated. Some of the latest news and opinion items follow:
Contractors Brace for Cuts as Gates Readies Budget Axe – Wall Street Journal
Gates Expected to Announce Budget Details, Cuts – ExecutiveGov
The Final Gates Defense-Budget Showdown Begins – Wired
Gates Hopes to Preempt Congress on Budget – Politico
Pentagon Poised to Cancel Marine Landing Craft – New York Times
Gates Wants to Drop $14 Billion EFV Program – Washington Post
Stealth Jet Delay Could Screw Marine Corps – Wired
Gates Aims to Shift Pentagon Spending, Avoid Cuts – Associated Press
Gates Moves to Preempt U.S. Defense Budget Cuts – Agence France-Press
Pentagon Cuts to Reflect Gates, White House Tussle – Reuters
Protecting Irregular Capacity Under Constrained Funding – Global Security Monitor
How to Cut $1 Trillion from the Pentagon – CNN News
