Gates Announces More U.S. Defense Cuts -- News Roundup

Pentagon’s ‘Endless Money’ Era Ends -- Financial Times

Robert Gates, US defence secretary, on Monday announced what could be the biggest cuts to the Pentagon bureaucracy since September 11, as he declared that the era of “endless money” had come to an end.

Mr Gates announced cuts of almost 30 per cent on outside contractors, and curbs on military intelligence agencies and his own staff, as well as the proposed abolition of a military command and a reduction in the ranks of generals and admirals in Europe and beyond.

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Gates proposes cutting Joint Forces command from defense budget -- CNN
Pentagon to Close Va. Military Command, Shed Contractor Jobs -- ABC News
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Gates orders cuts in Pentagon bureaucracy -- L.A. Times
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US Defence Secretary Gates proposes defence cuts -- BBC
Gates' budget ax swings at Pentagon overhead, Joint Forces Command -- Christian Science Monitor
Pentagon to cut thousands of jobs, defense secretary says -- Washington Post
Gates plans to slash 'top-heavy' Pentagon hierarchy -- AFP
Defense Secretary Gates targets jobs -- USA Today
Pentagon Belt-Tightening Will Cut Jobs -- ABC News
‘Culture of Savings and Restraint’ -- DoD Buzz
Gates to Chop JFCOM; Reduce Contractors By 10 Percent -- Defense Tech
The Defense Secretary Closes a Command -- The Atlantic
Gates announces major cuts at Defense -- Government Executive
Gates Trims Senior Ranks in Major Cost Cutting Initiative -- Defense Tech

Virginia Lawmakers Blast Gates Plan to Cut Major Military Command -- FOX News
Gates to shut down Va. command -- Politico
Gates will eliminate Norfolk's Joint Forces Command -- Pilot Online
Webb expresses concern about Norfolk command -- Richmond Times Dispatch
Virginia stands to feel the most pain from defense cuts -- Washington Post
McDonnell attacks Joint Forces Command decision -- Daily Press

Gates launches latest battle against waste... and against Congress -- Josh Rogin, The Cable/Foreign Policy
Gates acts to end defence 'culture of endless money' -- Sydney Morning Herald
JFCOM to Be Shut Down? -- Max Boot, Commentary Magazine
The Political Audacity of Bob Gates -- Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic
Political Wisdom: Cutting the Defense Budget -- Wall Street Journal
Preempting Washington, Gates Cuts Pentagon Budget -- Washington Independent
Pentagon Cuts -- Joe Klein, Time Magazine
Bob Gates Against the World -- Christopher Preble, Cato@Liberty
Pentagon War on Waste: Winners and Losers -- National Defense