Selva sees 'Third Offset' as many 'small bets,' while some lawmakers eye 'pushback'

By Tony Bertuca / January 21, 2016 at 5:08 PM
At a time when lawmakers are bristling over potential cuts to Navy shipbuilding and other potential weapon systems downsizing in the fiscal year 2017 budget, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is characterizing the Pentagon's search for new, game-changing technology as many small bets that may never yield the desired strategic outcome. "I don't have a lot to tell you to expect in '17 that will cause people to raise eyebrows," Gen. Paul Selva told an audience...

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