Lawmakers are urging Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to rethink the need for the Defense Department's Air-Sea Battle office, suggesting it could be "wasteful bureaucracy." The office, which focuses on Navy and Air Force capabilities aimed at countering anti-access and area-denial (A2/AD) weapons developed by China, faces scrutiny in the June 7 report that accompanies the House Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2014 defense authorization bill. "The committee is concerned whether the placement of the current ASB office outside of the...
