New details emerged today about President Obama's call for new cuts to the Defense Department's budget, with one administration official telling InsideDefense.com that the $400 billion the president hopes to save will be spread throughout the national security community. “[Defense] Secretary Bob Gates has courageously taken on wasteful spending, saving $400 billion in current and future spending,” Obama said yesterday. “I believe we can do that again.” Included in that figure will be savings wrung from the budgets of...
