A 2010 Pentagon-driven savings initiative prompted the Navy to recommend shutting down 2nd Fleet, which oversees the training and certification of East Coast units, and merging it with ever-growing Fleet…
Yearly Archives: 2011
Pentagon Weapons Buyer Quietly Visits California to Discuss Bomber Planes
May 21, 2011 • In the News • Original: Los Angeles Times
Deep in the Mojave Desert, surrounded by tiers of barbed-wire fence, the nation’s largest defense contractors work in secrecy designing and building the latest military aircraft at Air Force Plant…
Budget Cuts Force Pentagon to Redefine Priorities
May 20, 2011 • In the News • Original: Christian Science Monitor
America has embarked on cost-cutting strategic reviews before. In the wake of the Korean War, the Eisenhower administration took what it called “the new look” at defense. Eisenhower “made a…
How Osama bin Laden’s Death Reverberates Through the Defense Sector
May 19, 2011 • In the News • Original: Popular Mechanics
The question on the minds of those gathered in Tampa was whether the success of the bin Laden raid means more money for special ops. Todd Harrison, of the Washington,…
Analyst: Military bands to cost Pentagon $50B over next 50 years
May 18, 2011 • In the News • Original: The Hill
While trimming the military’s music tab might be an attractive target for Pentagon bean counters, Harrison said there is no shortage of targets within a nearly $700 billion yearly budget,…