A New Leadership At The Pentagon

Philip Ewing, Politico: The Pentagon's new whiz kids

“It’s a dream team of wonkiness, and I am thrilled," says Sen. Claire McCaskill.

For decades, Defense Department policy wonks have sought to run the Pentagon more efficiently, especially in the acquisition of budget-busting hardware. But their efforts haven’t always been supported by colleagues from the political or military brass.

WNU Editor: They have their work cut out for them. Sequestration is going to hit the Pentagon budget again .... and finding the monies necessary to fund the Pentagon and determining what programs are going to be cut (or not) is going to be a challenge.