Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies during its fourth annual Global Security Forum in Washington, D.C., Nov. 5, 2013. Hagel discussed how the department would adapt to a changing strategic and fiscal landscape. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
Hagel: Six Priorities Shape Future Defense Institutions -- US Department of Defense
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2013 – In the months since the 2012 defense strategic guidance first reflected a new budget reality, Pentagon officials and military leaders have been working on the department’s longer-term budget and strategy, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said here this morning.
In the keynote address before the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Global Security Forum, Hagel said a needed realignment of missions and resources is being undertaken across the department that will require significant change across every aspect of the enterprise.
“I have identified six areas of focus for our budget and strategic planning efforts going forward,” the secretary said.
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