Rumsfeld Outlines Top Legislative Priorities for FY-07

By Keith Costa / October 17, 2005 at 5:00 AM
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has outlined his top legislative priorities for fiscal year 2007, offering guidance to those in the Pentagon who are crafting proposals for changing the law so the military can have more flexibility in fighting global terrorism and closer partnerships with civilian federal agencies in homeland security operations. From the start of the Bush administration, the Defense Department has advocated an "aggressive legislative program" as part of an effort to streamline Pentagon management and transform the armed...

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