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Defense Secretary Robert Gates: I'm looking to cut $10 billion

Sec. Gates orders a top-to-bottom review to find at least $10 billion in annual savings.

Tags: In Depth , contracting , management , Defense Department , Robert Gates ,

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Big Bucks Wish List

When Congress passed the Tobacco bill, many federal and postal workers and retirees got short-changed because it moved so quickly. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says they have a fighting chance to recoup some of those losses in the pending Defense Authorization battle between the House and Senate.

Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , FERS , CSRS , locality pay , retirement benefits , silver tsunami , Tobacco Bill ,

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New Defense Priorities & the New Budget

Tags: William Lynn , defense spending , Pentagon budget , acquisition reform

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Analyzing the New Pentagon Budget Approach

Tags: defense spending , Pentagon , Department of Defense , Defense Department , Robert Gates , John Hamre , Andrew Krepinevich , CSIS , Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments , Center for Strategic & International Studies

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Secretary Gates at the Naval War College

Tags: Robert Gates , Defense Department , Pentagon , Department of Defense ,

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