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House Armed Services chair says he will reverse DoD cuts
Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) said Wednesday that his committee's 2013 DoD authorization bill will undo Defense spending cuts the Pentagon has already proposed.
Tags: DoD , House Armed Services Committee , Buck McKeon , sequestration , TRICARE , DoD budget , Jared Serbu
Raises, bases are potential victims of DoD budget cuts
The Pentagon begins the process of revealing its budget plan for fiscal year 2013. The proposal includes the scaling back of several weapons systems, savings on personnel costs, along with an assurance from top DoD officials that even though the military will be smaller, it will be more agile and more capable.
Tags: DoD , DoD budget , reversibility , efficiencies , sequestration , strategic guidance , Leon Panetta , James Winnefeld , Martin Dempsey , pay and benefit , workforce , Jared Serbu , On DoD , retirement , TRICARE , acquistion workforce , budget , Robert Hale , BRAC , IT efficiencies
Air Force cuts personnel to meet revised mission
The Air Force expects to cut its end strength by roughly 10,000 under the new DoD strategy the Pentagon revealed last week. Also the Army's service chief indicated DoD plans to ask Congress for two more rounds of base realignments and closures.
Tags: DoD , DoD budget , strategic guidance , Army , Air Force , BRAC , workforce , end strength , Norton Schwartz , Raymond Odierno , Jared Serbu
DoD budget guidance aims for leaner, more agile military
The President and the Pentagon gave the rough outlines Thursday for how they plan to create a lean, but still effective military. Ground forces will shrink, capabilities in cyber, ISR, technology will grow.
Tags: DoD , DoD budget , sequestration , Barack Obama , Leon Panetta , Martin Dempsey , Ashton Carter , Buck McKeon , Steny Hoyer , Congress , cybersecurity , ISR , Jared Serbu
Air Force secretary pledges to protect key systems
Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said Monday there are certain capabilities the service must keep whole as it navigates the current budget situation. He did not offer clues as to what the service would be willing to give up.
Tags: DoD , management , Air Force , Michael Donley , michael gould , budget , deficit reduction , Jared Serbu
