As Pentagon leaders prepare for two major reviews this year, some officials are beginning to wonder where Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s strategic choices and management review (SCMR) will end and…
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Could Hagel’s Strategic Review Become The Quadrennial Defense Review?
April 25, 2013 • In the News • Original: Inside Defense
Congress Makes It Harder for DoD to Cut Costs
April 23, 2013 • In the News • Original: Associated Press
The Pentagon long has battled with Congress over politically sensitive spending cuts. But this year, military officials say Congress’ refusal to retire ships and aircraft means the Navy and Air…
Navy’s Nukes Won’t Keep Pace With New Missile Subs
April 23, 2013 • In the News • Original: U.S. Naval Institute Magazine
There is no question that America needs to invest in keeping its nuclear deterrent credible, said Paul Huessy, an expert on nuclear weapons at GeoStrategic Analysis. In his view, however,…
Army’s Future: Missiles?
April 23, 2013 • In the News, Nuclear Strategy & Forces • Original: Inside Defense
Jim Thomas, the director of studies at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, argues in a new essay — published in the latest edition of Foreign Affairs — that…
Military Compensation: What’s Most Important?
April 22, 2013 • In the News • Original: News Journal
Did you know that the average cost of pay and benefits per active-duty service member grew over the period 2001-2012 from $54,000 to $109,000? That’s an increase of 56 percent once…