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The 2005 BRAC had a tab of about $35 billion, double than expected, and is projected to save about $5 billion annually. "Having the Pentagon suggest two more rounds when it will aggravate the budget situation for 13 years or at least a decade leaves me...
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The 13 “experts” convened to deliberate over the report included Robb, Rademaker, Eric Edelman (who replaced Doug Feith at the Pentagon), and Mortimer Zuckerman. There is not a single actual expert on Iran among the names. It should be presumed that...
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey speaks at an event to announce a new report outlining opportunities and best practices for states to better support military spouses serving in professions with state licensure requirements at... View Photo »
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The Pentagon shouldn’t be immune to fiscal scrutiny, yet this Administration has targeted defense from its earliest days and has kept on squeezing. The White House last year settled with Congress on $450 billion in military budget cuts through 2012, on top of the $350 billion in weapons programs killed ...
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Now even the Pentagon is officially acknowledging that. Under new orders from the Pentagon, the military last week opened thousands of jobs to women closer to the front lines than ever before. The new policy is less a significant change than an...
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"I have supported every round of BRAC since I've been in Congress, but the 2005 round of BRAC will not even break even until 2018," Thornberry, a Republican from Clarendon, said. "So having the Pentagon suggest two more rounds when it will aggravate...
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They're just about taking away the government's resources to force it to shrink to -- if you cut the budgets of the regulatory agencies, then they can't regulate. This is a good thing. They really believe that there's absolutely nothing good that comes...
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US Secretary of Defense Leo Panetta speaks during an event to announce a new report outlining opportunities and best practices for states to better support military spouses serving in professions with state licensure requirements at the Pentagon in Washington... View Photo »
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Granting them MFN status is like shooting ourselves in the foot. The Pentagon and India are behind moves to keep Pakistan constantly embroiled in this so called war on terror
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Delaying or reducing orders would slow Lockheed's ability to accelerate production and could drive up costs, which in turn makes it hard to reduce prices and spur future orders. The Pentagon's top weapons buyer told Defense News on Tuesday that the...
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"It's a bad cop, good cop situation." With official pomp and ceremony out of the way, including a 19-volley salute at the Pentagon and a Valentine's Day luncheon with red roses at the State Department on Tuesday, ambivalence reasserted itself. Congress...
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ARLINGTON, VA - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (R) and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping exit the building for an arrival ceremony February 14, 2012 outside the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Panetta welcomed Xi, who is set to become the President of China later...
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon's budget plan.
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, before the Senate Armed Services Committee heairng to outline the Pentagon's budget.
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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. , center, speaks with Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn. , left, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, prior to start of the committee's hearing on the Pentagon's budget. At right is the committee's...
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U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, right, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Sami Anan, left, upon his arrival to meet with Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt's ruling military council, at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb....
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U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, meets with Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, unseen, head of Egypt's ruling military council, at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. The Pentagon's top general is in Egypt for security...
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President Barack Obama speaks at the Pentagon, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, on the defense strategic guidance. From left are, Army Secretary John McHugh, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, the president, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos,...
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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, Jan. , 27, 2012, to discuss US Army cuts.
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