Pentagon planners have plenty to deal with these days – Iran in search of nuclear-weapons technology, suicide bombings in Afghanistan, and the final pullout of US troops in Iraq potentially…
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Doomsday War Games: Pentagon’s 3 Nightmare Scenarios
December 7, 2011 • In the News • Original: Christian Science Monitor
OMB Asks Defense to Shift Programs Out of War Bill
December 7, 2011 • In the News • Original: Federal Times
The White House is placing new limits on war spending, making it more difficult for the Pentagon to outmaneuver its new budget caps, according to recent guidance from the Office…
Obama Administration Urges Flat 2013-2017 Defense Spending Plan
December 7, 2011 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg
The White House and Pentagon are near agreement on a draft five-year defense budget that flattens expenditures though 2017, with the lowest war spending since 2004, according to an Office…
Uncertainty is Looming Over US Military Strategy
December 6, 2011 • In the News • Original: Agence France-Presse
Military leaders have adapted US strategy as the Pentagon faces major budget cuts, but experts fear the new plans could be shattered due to the threat of automatic financial reductions/…/…
CNO: INSURV Reports Should Stay Classified
December 5, 2011 • In the News • Original: Navy Times
After a furor over ship and submarine inspection failures in 2008, Navy brass later that year imposed a blackout on readiness reports, an action that officials maintained was for security…