Pentagon moving to reduce 'Fourth Estate' agencies, review contracts

By Tony Bertuca / April 26, 2019 at 4:39 PM
The Pentagon has sent a strategy to Congress laying out an approach to reduce spending at civilian management agencies, also known as the Fourth Estate, by 25% over the coming years, acting Chief Management Officer Lisa Hershman told Inside Defense in an interview. Along with detailing some of DOD's ongoing efficiency efforts, Hershman said Wednesday the report essentially makes two promises on business reform. First, she said, the report will state that by Oct. 1 the Defense Department will...

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