Gen. Christopher Mahoney, who has been nominated to serve as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers today he is fully behind the multiple lines of effort now being pursued to reform the Pentagon's bureaucratic acquisition and budgeting process. Speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mahoney, who calls himself “an old budget guy” said his current job as assistant commandant of the Marine Corps has provided him with key insights into the toughest problems facing...
