<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>CSBA &#187; 2011 &#187; February</title> <atom:link href="http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/2/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.csbaonline.org</link> <description>Copyright © 2013 Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:13:05 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>As Gates Plans Exit, Work Piles Up For His Successor</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/02/28/as-gates-plans-exit-work-piles-up-for-his-successor/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/02/28/as-gates-plans-exit-work-piles-up-for-his-successor/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:12:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Natalya Anfilofyeva</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?p=999</guid> <description><![CDATA[“With a lot of these efficiency initiatives, these are projected savings, this is what they’re estimating they’re going to save in the future. 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<slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pentagon Expands Role Of Elite Commando Units In Hunting Terrorist Weapons</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/02/23/pentagon-expands-role-of-elite-commando-units-in-hunting-terrorist-weapons/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/02/23/pentagon-expands-role-of-elite-commando-units-in-hunting-terrorist-weapons/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:02:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Natalya Anfilofyeva</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?p=973</guid> <description><![CDATA[Robert Martinage, then an analyst with the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, wrote in a 2008 report that only “select units” of the Pentagon Joint Special Operations...]]></description> 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<item><title>Proposal Trims Defense Outlays For First Time Since 9/11 Attacks</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/02/15/proposal-trims-defense-outlays-for-first-time-since-911-attacks/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/02/15/proposal-trims-defense-outlays-for-first-time-since-911-attacks/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:07:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Natalya Anfilofyeva</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?p=943</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Defense Department &#8220;is a little bit more than half the discretionary budget,&#8221; said Todd Harrison, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. &#8220;That, combined...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/02/15/proposal-trims-defense-outlays-for-first-time-since-911-attacks/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Analysis: Weaker Budget Outlook Becoming Reality for Defense</title><link>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/02/15/analysis-weaker-budget-outlook-becoming-reality-for-defense/</link> <comments>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/02/15/analysis-weaker-budget-outlook-becoming-reality-for-defense/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:39:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Natalya Anfilofyeva</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.csbaonline.org/?p=954</guid> <description><![CDATA["The days of rapid growth of (weapons) acquisition spending are coming to an end," said Todd Harrison, senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments in Washington.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.csbaonline.org/2011/02/15/analysis-weaker-budget-outlook-becoming-reality-for-defense/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ground Combat Vehicle Program May Not Yield What Army 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