Aldridge: Lack of Base Closures Could Impact DOD Spending

By John Liang / August 2, 2001 at 5:00 AM
A senior Pentagon official today warned that if the Defense Department does not reduce its infrastructure through additional base closures, its plans to develop and procure future weapon systems may be adversely impacted. "We haven't got to the point of making that trade-off yet," Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Pete Aldridge said. "We have lots of different options regarding our infrastructure in terms of people, weapon systems and things of that nature. But a lot of...

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