Mr. Shaman
Senior Member
- May 4, 2010
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"Eliminating the Joint Forces Command is just one of a wide-ranging series of proposals presented by Gates. Others include:
-- Eliminating some of the 65 military boards and commissions to cut the budget for them by 25 percent in fiscal year 2011;
-- A review of all Defense Department intelligence to eliminate needless duplication;
-- Eliminating the Defense Department's Business Transformation Agency, which has day-to-day oversight of acquisition programs that would be handled by others in the department;
-- Reducing funding for service support contractors by 10 percent a year for each of the next three yearshttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITIC...ml?iref=storysearch#fbid=dYuMPCz7-7X&wom=true;
-- Freezing the number of jobs in the Officer of the Secretary of Defense, the Defense Agencies and Combatant Commands at current levels;
-- Seeking to stop "brass creep," a term former Sen. John Glenn used for situations when higher-ranking officers were doing jobs that lower ranking officers could handle. To address that problem, Gates is ordering a freeze on the number of generals, admirals and senior civilian officials at current levels."