Senate Struggles to Prevent Shutdown Before Break
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The Senate struggles to finish a continuing budget resolution before recessing for two weeks, The Hill reports.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered a review of the Pentagon’s new defense strategy in light of budget cuts, CNN reports. The Hill says budget cuts could endanger the Pentagon pivot to the Pacific. Defense News says DoD is in denial about the cuts that it faces. The Washington Times says DoD has spent decades squandering money on bad projects.
A NAVAIR team from Pax River assesses the battle damage done to Harrier jets at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.
AOL Defense says the Marines will keep the KMAX unmanned helicopter in Afghanistan until the end of the war.
Information Dissemination proposes that the Navy is standing by the F-35C to keep foreign Joint Strike Fighter buyers happy. Lockheed Martin has replaced its F-35 program manager, Defense News reports.
