From UPI:
ARLINGTON, Va., March 11 (UPI) -- The word within the U.S. Department of Defense
is that the White House wants to collect six to eight "scalps" -- major program kills -- in this year's Quadrennial Defense Review.
Some of the cuts already are being considered as Defense Secretary Robert Gates rewrites the 2010 budget. You can expect to hear a lot of rumors about which programs are being targeted between now and when the Pentagon releases details of its budget request in April. But while most of the military services are scrambling to protect programs, at least one is getting ready to offer up a signature weapons system. The U.S. Navy will propose removal of one aircraft carrier and air wing from its posture, dropping the number of carriers to the lowest number since 1942.
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My Comment: These are the proposals for 2010 .... who is to say what will be in the pipeline for 2011. But leaks from the administration are now clearly indicating that 6 to 8 major programs will be cut .... one can only imagine what those programs will be.
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