Official: DoD re-examining major programs

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Official: DoD re-examining major programs
By John T. Bennett - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Feb 12, 2009 14:42:58 EST

The Obama administration’s plan to “rebalance” the U.S. military will include a “hard look” at several major acquisition programs, a top Pentagon official said Thursday.

Michael Vickers, deputy undersecretary of defense for special operations, low-intensity conflict and interdependent capabilities, became the latest senior defense official to warn that the Bush-era build-up is ending. Defense Secretary Robert Gates late last month told lawmakers “nothing is off the table” in terms of cuts, not even the services’ favorite acquisition projects.

Vickers told an industry audience in Washington that “to rebalance the force, we’re going to look hard at several modernization programs.”

Such program reviews, he said, will be a part of a 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review project that will be geared toward “further adapting the department to an era of persistent conflict.”

The QDR will be the Obama administration’s first comprehensive statement of its defense strategy.


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