Senate lawmakers worry DOD's 'anemic' force planning would hamper China, Russia strategy

By Tony Bertuca / June 17, 2019 at 5:00 AM
The Senate Armed Services Committee remains concerned the Pentagon does not have a process in place to prioritize what it needs to implement the National Defense Strategy and its new focus on China and Russia, according to a report accompanying the committee's version of the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill. Lawmakers are also concerned that civilian leaders at the Defense Department lack the tools to "overcome the interests" of the military services, which may balk at the kind of...

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