DOD's Strategic Review Likely To Last Several More Weeks

By Christopher J. Castelli / May 30, 2013 at 8:47 PM
The Defense Department's ongoing Strategic Choices and Management Review could take weeks longer to complete than originally anticipated, according to Pentagon officials. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel set a May 31 deadline in a March 15 memo that chartered the review. In congressional testimony last month, he repeatedly said DOD was aiming to complete the review by that deadline. In a May 10 letter to Congress, however, Hagel told lawmakers the review would be completed in "late June." A senior service...

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