Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said the Pentagon has not been directed by the White House to cut military spending to offset swelling recovery and rebuilding costs from Hurricane Katrina damage to the Gulf Coast.
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Jason Sherman is a reporter for Inside Defense. For more than two decades -- including stints with Defense News and Armed Forces Journal -- he has covered the Pentagon, defense industry, the military budget, weapon system acquisition and defense policy formulation as well as reporting on technology, business, and global arms trade. Jason has traveled to more than 40 countries, studied medieval history at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and lives in Brooklyn.
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