Sec. Of Defense Gates: Expect Budget And Personnel Cuts

CNN INTERVIEW - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates interviews with CNN anchor John King at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kan., May 8, 2010. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen

Secretary Gates Wants 'Hard, Unsparing Look' At Military Spending -- Christian Science Monitor
In a hard-hitting speech Saturday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates invoked the legacy of Dwight Eisenhower in limiting military spending to what is absolutely necessary 'and not a penny more.'

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has a clear and pointed message for the US military establishment: Take “a hard, unsparing look” at what you’re costing the US taxpayer during difficult economic times, and look for serious belt-tightening measures.

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More News On Sec. of Defense Gates Remarks On The Future Of The Pentagon's Budget

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Gates Takes Aim at Pentagon Spending -- New York Times
Gates Calls for Paring of Military Bureaucracy -- Wall Street Journal
Gates: Cuts in Pentagon bureaucracy needed to help maintain military force -- Washington Post
Gates to slash Pentagon bureaucracy costs -- BBC
Gates urges cuts in 'top-heavy' defense bureaucracy, budget -- AFP
Gates says urgent need to cut defense bureaucracy -- AP

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