“Do more with less” seems to be the message from lawmakers.
5 Lessons For The Pentagon From 2013 -- Mackenzie Eaglen, US News And World Report
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey asked Congress this year: "What do you want your military to do?"
The takeaway for defense leaders is that policymakers want to fund a defense budget that does less but a military that is just as engaged around the world, ready to act when needed and fully capable when ordered to fight and win.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Russian navy boosted with new nuclear attack submarine -- RT
Russia’s Northern Fleet Deploys New Borey-Class Nuclear Subs -- RIA Novosti
Russia Commissions New Attack Submarine -- RIA Novosti
China To Give Military Aid to Armenia -- Defense News
Japan to rethink pacifist constitution by 2020 amid rising tensions -- RT
North Korea's Kim Jong Un stacking military with allies to consolidate power -- Asahi Shimbin
"Saudi Arabia Defence & Security Report Q1 2014", Published -- SBWire
Sources: Saudi Arabia to Buy Arms from Israel Soon -- FARS News Agency (Iran)
Saudi Arabia's Aid to Lebanon Presents Challenge for Iran -- Defense News
India scraps $753m Finmeccanica helicopter deal -- BBC
UK tightens security around drone bases -- Defense News
Final Type 45 Destroyer Enters UK Royal Navy Service -- Defense News
Pentagon stands ready to back Russian counterterrorism efforts -- The Hill
Intel community: NY Times wrong, al Qaeda links in Benghazi are clear -- Washington Times
Pentagon Denies Involvement in Libya Raid -- US News and World Report
Pentagon wraps up combat support mission in Africa -- The Hill
Afghanistan rejects grim U.S. intelligence forecast as baseless -- Washington Post
US intel report will not affect Afghan postwar plans, says DOD -- The Hill
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan at 2,162 -- ABC News/AP
US, coalition deaths in Afghanistan fall in 2013 -- The Hill
Army’s ‘Pacific Pathways’ initiative sets up turf battle with Marines -- Washington Post
A comparison of U.S. Army and Marine strength in the Pacific Rim -- Washington Post
US force cuts, eval changes and more: 15 things you should know for 2014 -- Air Force Times
Textron Buys Beechcraft in Industry Shakeup -- DoD Buzz
Senators ask DOD to delay nuclear missile study -- Air Force Times
Pentagon Plans to Weaponize More Drones -- Defense Tech
The Navy’s New Drone Will Be Able to Fight Other Planes -- David Axe, War Is Boring
FAA Picks 6 Drone Testing Sites -- Defense Tech
NSA team spies, hacks to gather intelligence on targets, report says -- CNN
Privacy advocate exposes NSA spy gear at hacker conference -- AP
Ex-NSA Chief Calls For Obama To Reject Recommendations -- Defense News
British ex-spy launches foundation to support whistleblowers -- RT
ACLU sues feds over telephone surveillance of Americans -- Washington Times
NSA Stabs Silicon Valley in the Back -- Juliam Sanchez, Daily Beast
Marine Corps won't change pull-up training, despite failure rate -- Stars and Stripes
Younger military veterans are angered by budget cuts to their pension benefits -- Washington Post
Congress could reconsider military pension cut in January -- Washington Post
Lockheed Martin Savior Robert J. Stevens Retires -- Forbes
Top Military Health Stories Of 2013 -- Forbes
A nuclear blind alley for the U.S. -- Matthew Bunn and Fred McGoldrick, L.A. Times
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