Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks at a Pentagon press briefing on March 15, 2013. Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Department of Defense
Defense Chief Orders Strategy Review In Response To Budget Cuts -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has directed senior Pentagon officials to re-examine the U.S. military strategy approved last year to see how priorities may need to be adjusted due to budget cuts that took effect on March 1, officials said.
The decision, made on Friday, comes as the Pentagon struggles to cut $46 billion from this year's defense budget and faces the prospect of an additional $50 billion per year in reductions for the next nine years.
"The Department of Defense must constantly examine the choices that underlie our defense strategy, posture and investments, including all past assumptions and systems," Hagel said in a memorandum obtained on Monday by Reuters.
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My Comment: This review should have been done before the defense cuts were implemented.
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