Gates' budget ax swings at Pentagon overhead, Joint Forces C

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Christian Science Monitor

[quote]Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday outlined a series of measures designed to corral what he called unabated administration creep and to force the kind of cultural change in spending at the Pentagon that he has been seeking for years.

A sense of dissatisfaction and impatience with the pace of organizational and spending reform suffused Mr. Gates’ briefing with reporters, where he announced elimination of the Joint Forces Command and a minimum 10 percent reduction in the use of contractors. The Joint Forces Command oversees cross-service training with a complement of more than 5,000 employees.

Mindful that his proposals could face strong opposition, not least from some in Congress, Mr. Gates sought to cast the changes as necessary in difficult economic and fiscal times if national security priorities like force modernization and troop development and well-being are to be maintained.

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“The culture of endless money that has taken hold must be [addressed],â€

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Yes but JFCOM's removal is suppose to create another 6000+ jobs in this area by their removal so he's trying to push it as a good thing. Almost across the board, locals, military, state is seeing this as nothing but a huge mistake here in Hampton Roads