Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warns of deep cuts [View all]
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Joseph Morton
WASHINGTON — Get ready for big moves at the Defense Department, as the organization tries to adapt to a world of complex threats, spiraling costs and massive budget cuts.
That was the upshot of Chuck Hagel's first official policy address as Pentagon chief.
The former GOP senator from Nebraska has ordered a strategic review of the department's plans, to be completed by the end of May. Hagel said all past assumptions must be challenged, all options placed on the table.
“This effort will by necessity consider big choices that could lead to fundamental change and a further prioritization of the use of our resources,” Hagel said. “Change that involves not just tweaking or chipping away at existing structures and practices but, where necessary, fashioning entirely new ones that are better suited to 21st century realities and challenges.”
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington on Wednesday.
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